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Shootout noun - A fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten.
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After the massive shootout in episode 4 he suddenly declares the Caspere case closed, and decides to make a run for governor.
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During the final showdown, when it comes down to a handgun shootout between the two survivors, both run out of ammo at the same time.
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R. Dean Taylor's 1970 hit "Indiana Wants Me" ends with the narrator, who's on the run for a murder he committed, being surrounded by the police and then engaging in a shootout with them.
Source: Bolivian Army Ending
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Shootout and Run. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/shootout
Run & Shootout. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/shootout>.
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