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Recent Examples of gunman
The gaunt looking hostages appeared to questioned by one of the Hamas gunmen with a microphone.
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NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
Second man charged in deadly 2024 ambush of two high school students in Loop
A Far South Side man has been accused of being one of three gunmen who fatally shot two Innovations High School students in the Loop early last year.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Police did not say what type of weapon was used by the gunman.
—Henrik Pettersson, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
The gunmen fled southbound on Wabash Avenue, prosecutors said.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
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NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
Second man charged in deadly 2024 ambush of two high school students in Loop
A Far South Side man has been accused of being one of three gunmen who fatally shot two Innovations High School students in the Loop early last year.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Police did not say what type of weapon was used by the gunman.
—Henrik Pettersson, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
The gunmen fled southbound on Wabash Avenue, prosecutors said.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunman
Noun
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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
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Government agencies across the United States periodically auction firearms, offering licensed gun dealers an opportunity to purchase surplus and seized weapons.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The pint-sized assassin pulls a gun out of her fuzzy heart throw pillow and gets to work.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Assassin's Creed Shadows continues the everlasting war between noble assassins and shifty templars.—
Jordan Minor,
PCMAG,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That energy doesn’t just translate on the offensive side of the ball for Shi, who is far from a one-dimensional gunner.—
Joseph Dycus,
The Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Nike's gunner, a middle-aged man who identifies himself as Yurii, call sign Psycho, showed NPR the shells — each as long as a human hand — chained together so they can be fed quickly into the cannon.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Many citizens have come to believe that for too long, the rights of criminals have trumped the rights of citizens to be safe and free from violence.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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Doing so will also mitigate the economic impacts, as criminals do not contribute to the American economy.—
Douglas Schoen,
Orange County Register,
7 Feb. 2025
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This location can be found north of Tachov in the forests beside a bandit camp.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The bandit wheeled and snarled at Herod, exposing his rotting front teeth.—
Louis Menand,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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However, a small spatter of blood on the outside of the box could potentially be the perp’s.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
24 Jan. 2025
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Now, when someone tries to unlock your phone, Bitdefender will silently send you a picture of the perp.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But these men remain felons convicted of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to stop the peaceful transfer of power between former President Joe Biden and Trump.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Andrews has been charged with capital murder and possessing a firearm as a felon, Madison County Sheriff Randy Tucker said on Jan. 28.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Assemblymember Steve Bennett, D-Ventura, introduced AB 506, which would void contracts where people are required to put in a nonrefundable deposit for a dog or cat, and outlaw contracts where sellers don’t accurately identify where a pet came from.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Feb. 2025
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The covert link between Warhol and O’Neill suggests the presence, within the very space of law enforcement, of outlaw desires and secret commitments.—
Richard Meyer,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunman. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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