SHOT AT Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

shot at

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variants or shot for

past tense of shoot at

as in tried

to make an effort to do Let's shoot at a 6:30 arrival.

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Recent Examples of shot at Police shot at an unarmed crowd protesting apartheid pass laws on March 21, 1960, and drew international condemnation. — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Flock cameras have been vandalized in at least 36 states, including incidents in which individuals sawed down the devices and shot at them with guns, NPR reported last month. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 Just before midnight on the 5400 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, police sources said a pair of unknown shooters dressed in all black and ski masks shot at the gathering from across the street, and that someone from the crowd returned fire. — Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Then both police officers shot at the truck, wounding the driver, the patrol said. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 It was shot at what was once the largest operating plantation in Jamaica. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026 He had been shot at least once and died from his injuries, according to the warrant affidavit. — Madison Lambert, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026 There was no gunshot stippling, soot, or muzzle imprint on the wound, indicating he was shot at range. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 According to reporting by The New York Times, at least 23 people have been shot at by ICE agents since early 2025. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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