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buckshot
noun as in ammunition
Example Sentences
They used nightsticks, tear gas and buckshot against protesters, ultimately killing one and sending 128 to hospitals.
Searles set out to reteach the bears some boundaries using a combination of non-lethal methods — sometimes a gentle word, sometimes a sting to the hindquarters with rubber buckshot — that have netted ursine attention and respect.
It's more like buckshot — a "constellation of mutually supporting factors," as he calls them, that contribute to overall wellness.
Consequently, my kinfolk let buckshot flow freely from their gun barrels until Major King and his accomplice ceased to breathe and walk upright.
Ultimately, it is a story that could never be repeated during Bud and Dennis's lifetime, as the assailants who fired the buckshot have never been identified in a court of law.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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