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opening shot

noun as in curtain raiser

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The opening shot places the viewer outside, in the dark, looking at a house warmly lit and glowing with fiery hues.

We think he's at a beach in the opening shot, but it turns out to be a sandy playground.

“It looks like the opening shot of a campaign and it seems to be working,” he says.

You know that opening shot, where the cameras pan in on you?

After the opening shot they rang together in almost a continuous volley, she said.

The opening shot of the artillery was rapidly followed by others, and then the small-arms added their noise to the firing.

His officers said they waited nearly fifteen minutes for our opening shot.

The opening shot by the Professor was a signal for George and John.

Roos called us around him and gave instructions for the “business” of the opening shot.

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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to opening shot, such as: lead-in, warm up, countdown, curtain lifter, curtain warmer, and inaugural.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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