Synonyms for shotgun
ˈʃɒtˌgʌnshot·gun

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1. shotgun, scattergunnoun

   firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges

   Synonyms:
   scattergun

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1. List of paraphrases for "shotgun":

   rifle, dhotgun, gun, musket, pistol

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1. Saltanat Seitova:

   We got this little leopard with a gunshot wound, an operation was carried out and 18 shotgun pellets were removed, mainly from his forehead, eyes and sinuses.

2. Joe Gamaldi:

   They de-escalated and retreated for 15 minutes -- 15 minutes ! They used every non-lethal option available. Multiple bean bag shotgun rounds until they ran out. They used multiple Tasers all while giving verbal commands to Mr. Chavez to give up peacefully that he did not adhere to.

3. Steve Pedery:

   You may have visitors go to the refuge for bird-watching and instead hear shotgun blasts, which I'm not sure is appropriate in suburban Portland.

4. Jimmie Johnson:

   When you're struggling, you almost have a shotgun approach, and you're trying to hit a wide pattern and see what brings speed, when you unload off the truck and you're fast, you get much more into like a rifle scenario and you're very precise with the changes you make, and there's a lot of speed in the details.

5. Dan Patrick:

   From what we know, this student walked in... with a long coat and a shotgun under his coat, it's 90 degrees. Had there been one single entrance possibly for every student, maybe he would have been stopped.