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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tommy-gunned
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Of the 58 Leopard 1s the Ukrainians received between July 2023 and early September, just six have been confirmed destroyed.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024 -
Helene destroyed homes and roads, stranded residents without phone service and water, and claimed the lives of nearly 250 people throughout the Southeast.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
26 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, Azerbaijani authorities have dispatched a high-level delegation, including the country’s Emergency Situations Minister and Deputy General Prosecutor, to Aktau to lead an on-site investigation.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Dec. 2024
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The New York Times, citing Libyan officers, reported that Russia had dispatched cargo planes loaded with military equipment to Libya.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Tent poles, for instance, are made from trees that have been naturally felled by elephants, and the whole camp runs on solar power.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
18 Dec. 2024
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President Bashar al-Assad, and his late father and predecessor, Hafez, were omnipresent forces, glaring down from the many billboards, posters, and statues that were felled this week with all the exuberance, rage, and grief of the long-oppressed.—
Rania Abouzeid,
The New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2024
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The 'Planetarium View' shows users a representation of the night sky, and tapping on an object gives you the option to slew the telescope to it directly.—
Gemma Lavender,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Scandinavian gods and heroes such as Beowulf often slew them in the course of their duties protecting weaker people.—
Kelly DeVries,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Mar. 2012
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“Tommy-gunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tommy-gunned. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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