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as in firearm
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder
while her father preferred hunting with a crossbow, she preferred a gun
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as in to shoot
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
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Recent Examples of gun
Luke Smith, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Less than two weeks later, the Justice Department moved to drop charges against the suspect, who was arrested with several guns.
—Andrew Goudsward and Ted Hesson, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Thanks to the editors for giving us two very compelling packages, the first of Erika, Kyle, Dorit, and Lisa Rinna (catching strays long after her departure) gunning for Sutton and another of the things Sutton has done that maybe motivated the women to treat her like that.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
But this time, his front-right tire was slow to come off, seemingly as the wheel gun did not connect with the wheel nut on the first attempt.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Less than two weeks later, the Justice Department moved to drop charges against the suspect, who was arrested with several guns.
—Andrew Goudsward and Ted Hesson, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
Don’t think the Arizona Diamondbacks aren’t also gunning for the Dodgers.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Thanks to the editors for giving us two very compelling packages, the first of Erika, Kyle, Dorit, and Lisa Rinna (catching strays long after her departure) gunning for Sutton and another of the things Sutton has done that maybe motivated the women to treat her like that.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gun
Noun
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Many aspects of American life—for instance, the view held by many Americans that freedom and the right to bear firearms are inextricable—do not resonate outside the United States.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Johnson also spoke about the importance of properly securing firearms and using gun locks.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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North Korea has emerged as a major supplier of artillery shells and other munitions to Russia, and is the only nation outside of Moscow and Kyiv to have formally committed military forces to the war in Eastern Europe.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Zelensky added that, according to military reports, Russian assaults and artillery fire continued along parts of the 600-mile front line.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lawmakers raised the rifle buying age to 21 in 2018 after the Parkland shooting.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Former Attorney General Merrick Garland said in October that the Justice Department foiled the plot as the men bought the rifles from an undercover FBI employee.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The same rescission notice mentions another Biden-era rule that established stronger protections against drilling in the Western Arctic.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2025
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Much of the remaining top-tier inventory is already drilled.—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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