Pick off
Shoot
Shoot verb - To strike with a missile from a gun.
Usage example: hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season
Pick off is a synonym for shoot in help topic. You can use "Pick off" instead a verb "Shoot", if it concerns topics such as beat, put a bullet in, discharge a projectile, open fire on.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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At the end of that mission, the specialist can turn around and shoot a shockwave to clear the brunt of the pursuers, leaving only a few for Shepard to pick off at the end of the very satisfying cinematic.
Source: Escort Mission -
Asteroids Deluxe nerfed the original game's weakness (you could rack up points by leaving a large rock remaining from the first wave, sit in one spot and just pick off the saucers one by one) by having the saucers shoot at the rocks as well as the player ship.
Source: Nerf -
They find some meager resistance from a few of the Wulgaru units, but they are very easy to pick off or are already dead, and Izuru hesitates to shoot one after seeing Prince Jiart pop out of one during their battle in episode 8.
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