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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
Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Kazakevich, meanwhile, allegedly met with undercover ATF and DEA agents at Akopov’s behest, bringing him onto his boat and later to a nearby laundry room for gun deals, prosecutors say.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The Yankees are obviously gunning for the division victory to ensure home field for at least the wild card round of the postseason.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Noun
What Happens Next No further disciplinary action or legal investigation concerning the gun gifts has been reported publicly.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Kazakevich, meanwhile, allegedly met with undercover ATF and DEA agents at Akopov’s behest, bringing him onto his boat and later to a nearby laundry room for gun deals, prosecutors say.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
Again, without spoiling too much, the arms dealer that Edwards and Hastings were gunning for in Iraq is now in Europe.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The Yankees are obviously gunning for the division victory to ensure home field for at least the wild card round of the postseason.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Prosecutors alleged several special circumstances in the case, including premeditation, commission of multiple murders, murder with a firearm and murder to prevent testimony.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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That will allow the lab to add firearms and toolmark identification as well as print analysis to their services.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Sep. 2025
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Jung Yeon-Je / AFP via Getty Images file Kim has also deepened his country’s military cooperation with Russia, sending artillery and thousands of troops to support President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine.—
Stella Kim,
NBC news,
26 Sep. 2025
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That counsel may shape what portion of the budget is allocated to ground artillery versus other areas of defense modernization.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers tracked one of the suspects to a house backyard neighboring the Shiner's home and found Jillian armed with a handgun before an officer shot her.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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The goal of the flyovers is to sow fear and division, Danish Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard said Thursday, adding that the country will seek additional ways to neutralize drones, including proposing legislation to allow infrastructure owners to shoot them down.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Some of the rifle ammunition was tipped for maximum ballistic impact, authorities noted.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Military man jailed in NC Inside Manchester’s Pontiac rental, police found a rifle bought off the street, his roof-carving tools and a North Carolina road map.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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After all, auto factories supplied weapons during World War II and still could.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Both Russian and Ukrainian forces also use these shorter-range weapons to attack in populated areas just behind the front lines.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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After junior Zander Govostes drilled a 22-yard field goal to push Xaverian’s lead to 10-0 later in the frame, Springfield Central (2-1) answered.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Inter Miami took a 1-0 lead right before the first half whistle when Tadeo Allende leaped and drilled in a header off a perfect cross from Jordi Alba.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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