gun (for)

verb

Definition of gun (for)next
as in to run down

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  1. run down
  2. kill
  3. course
  4. trail
  5. pursue
  6. track
Verb
  • Our Harrison Campbell ran down five TSSAA football playoff games across the state that might feature upsets this week.
    Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Below, the executive runs down some of the career highlights from his time at the studio.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of run down
Verb
  • In 2020, a woman was sentenced to 51 years to life in state prison for a DUI crash that killed three Las Vegas teenagers and seriously injured a fourth in Huntington Beach two years earlier.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Calhoun, who started his career at Boeing as a director and rose to be non-executive chairman, was brought in as CEO in 2020 to turn things around at Boeing following two deadly crashes that killed 346 people.
    Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of kill
Verb
  • She is animated when explaining the spiritual energy that courses through its many villages, from Volax to Pyrgos.
    Alexandra Pereira, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Later, that rebellious energy coursed through a sketch about a Secret Santa exchange.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of course
Verb
  • This time around, Meghan ditched the trailing over-skirt, the fussy updo, and the pointy shoes for a take that felt cooler and more modern—as well as commendably conscious.
    Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Entering Sunday’s game at Carolina, Baker has 142 tackles, which trails only Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin (144).
    Doug Haller, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of trail
Verb
  • Role Model Learning: Show enthusiasm and pursue your learning to inspire your team to do the same.
    Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
  • She’s subsequently pursued by a mysterious entity feeding off her trauma — a metaphor that felt heavy-handed in 2022 but lands delicately here.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of pursue
Verb
  • The cost leads Ghada to track down old connections from her past life, from madams to once-regular johns, in order to facilitate land deals, or make good on old favors, or pay find money for her Mecca trio, or … well, the list is long.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The Million Women Study has been tracking several health outcomes for 1.3 million U.K. women in the U.K. recruited between 1996 and 2001.
    Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of track
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“Gun (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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