as in shoots
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guns
Verb
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The Suns just kind of slowly dribble up the court and then meander with the ball until either Durant or Devin Booker shoots a jump shot.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025 -
Only one team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, shoots the deep ball with more accuracy than the Knicks this season.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The continuous artillery fire and bombing, and the number of Russian drones , meant that even survival was challenging.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The report also claimed that a Hezbollah ammunition depot in Lebanon was destroyed by Syrian artillery fire.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Kyiv would propose a partial ceasefire with Russia for long-range drone and missile strikes and combat operations in the Black Sea if Washington reverses its decision to freeze intelligence sharing and weaponry supplies, the newspaper reported.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Polisario—a contingent of tens of thousands of fighters armed with a smattering of Cold War–era weaponry donated by Libya as well as some armored cars and infantry vehicles captured from Moroccan and Mauritanian forces—may seem ill positioned to secure meaningful military victories.—
Hannah Rae Armstrong,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Guns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guns. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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