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as in firearm
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder
while her father preferred hunting with a crossbow, she preferred a gun
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as in to shoot
to strike with a missile from a gun
traded stories of the Wild West, when outlaws gunned men down in broad daylight and in cold blood
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Recent Examples of gun
Jen Juneau, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The girls, who are embedded in those protests as shown through actual cell phone footage of the demonstrations, may be responsible for the gun’s disappearance.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
This, one suspects, is what Andrew Ahn was gunning for all along.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The Rust accident occurred on Oct. 27, 2021, when a prop gun Baldwin was holding went off on the set of the Western film and killed Hutchins, 42.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The girls, who are embedded in those protests as shown through actual cell phone footage of the demonstrations, may be responsible for the gun’s disappearance.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
Last year, amid an early summer surge, Cora was gunning for the division title.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
This, one suspects, is what Andrew Ahn was gunning for all along.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gun
Noun
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Meanwhile, since the April 5 firearms seizure, police have stepped up enforcement in Cap-Haïtien.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Police later said there was no gunfire, but someone was arrested while in possession of a firearm.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Russia used its advantage in artillery shells, which at times saw Moscow firing 20 artillery shells to every Ukrainian artillery shell fired, and air superiority to make advances north and west of the strategic city of Avdiivka.—
Benjamin Jensen,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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An Ukrainian serviceman carries an artillery shell to fire toward Russian positions near Donetsk on Sunday.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC News,
3 Mar. 2025
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The suspect emerged from the studio workspace apartment armed with an AR-15-style rifle.—
Elainie Barraza,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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One of them was allegedly armed with an assault-style rifle, according to officials.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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These scientists drill deep holes through the mile-thick ice to see what’s happening at a glacier’s base.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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Batter’s box: Leo De Vries, the Padres’ top prospect drilled a double to the warning track and scored in the ninth inning.—
Gqlshare,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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