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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
Sean McManus, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Their theory is that Green threatened Gates, walked to a nearby Tesla for a purse containing a pistol, then pulled the gun and fired as the lone aggressor in the situation.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Interestingly enough this weekend, Disney’s Moana 2 is gunning to potentially unseat Johnson’s record opening at the domestic box office, Furious 7, ($147.1M).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
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Noun
These Games were billed as the serene Olympics with the security guards outfitted in light blue suits and importantly, without guns.
—Sean McManus, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Their theory is that Green threatened Gates, walked to a nearby Tesla for a purse containing a pistol, then pulled the gun and fired as the lone aggressor in the situation.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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The increase has depressed the beleaguered housing market, as would-be buyers who'd been gunning for lower rates are backing away and waiting it out.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Interestingly enough this weekend, Disney’s Moana 2 is gunning to potentially unseat Johnson’s record opening at the domestic box office, Furious 7, ($147.1M).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
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The bill redefines dealers to include anyone who sells over 11 firearms or specific components annually.Tim Clouser | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025
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Witnesses told officers that the Hayes-Reed’s firearm had malfunctioned.Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025
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The sale includes medium-range air-to-air missiles to help Israel defend against airborne threats, 155mm projectile artillery shells for long-range targeting, Hellfire AGM-114 missiles, 500-pound bombs and more.Compiled byDemocrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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The deal would need approval from the House of Representatives and Senate committees and includes munitions for fighter jets and attack helicopters as well as artillery shells, Axios reported earlier.Mike Stone and Kanishka Singh, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors allege in their court filings that Pemberton was in a rideshare vehicle carrying three firearms, including an AR-style rifle, and ammunition when law enforcement officers stopped the vehicle on Dec. 25.Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Investigators recovered a handgun and an AR-style rifle after the shootout, a law enforcement official said.Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Collecting a pass from Locatelli, Thuram drove into the box before drilling a low shot beyond David De Gea and into the bottom corner of the net.Adam Digby, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Our readers wanted to know more about power beaming, new kinds of nuclear fusion, vertical solar farms, powerful ways to drill deeper into the Earth’s crust to harness geothermal energy, and grid hardware that connects renewable energy projects.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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