gun (for)

verb

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gun (for)
  1. run down
  2. kill
  3. course
  4. trail
  5. pursue
  6. track
Verb
  • Quartz’s Rocio Fabbro runs down Powell’s limited chatter about it.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • In the end, Manchester United was able to run down the remainder of the clock, end its six-year trophy wait – the club’s longest wait for a major trophy since 1983 – and possibly usher in a new era at the club.
    Ben Church, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of run down
Verb
  • Finally, as is obvious to most observers, Israel cannot kill its way out of the threat posed by Hamas and other armed Palestinian factions.
    John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The version of the virus detected in San Mateo County lies at the center of an outbreak that has killed more than 1,000 people this year in Central and Eastern Africa, with most of those cases being in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of kill
Verb
  • There’s hope coursing through every chord, so much so that lyrics feel like a bonus accessory here as opposed to a necessity.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Already, Phoenix city water is coursing through the futuristic facility’s pipes.
    Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of course
Verb
  • Sky Replacement For a while, Photoshop trailed software such as Skylum Luminar in handling skies in photos.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • That’s exactly what Detroit — trailing 23-7 — needed.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of trail
Verb
  • Refuse to let anyone pursuing you romantically to take advantage of you.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Depending on the outcome of House races, a GOP Senate could also enable the second Trump administration to pursue policy priorities like rolling back the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and renewing corporate tax cuts.
    Li Zhou, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of pursue
Verb
  • Harbinger Motors is backed by venture capital money, with $100 million funded to date and another $82 million expected to scale-up production, according to Harris and Crunchbase, which tracks funding data for startups.
    Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The researchers also used another variable — belief in New Age philosophy — to see if that would track with attitudes about the paranormal.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 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 23 Nov. 2024.

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