gun down
phrasal verb
gunned down; gunning down; guns down
: to shoot (someone) with a gun
He was gunned down in the street.
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The video then hard cuts to Noem jumping out of an ICE vehicle and gunning down an innocent puppy in the street.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Under El Chapo and El Mayo, those not involved in the drug game were off-limits, but now, the only rule was mayhem: carjackings, kidnappings, schoolchildren gunned down in the crossfire between the Chapitos and the Mayitos.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
When a UnitedHealth insurance executive was gunned down in Midtown in December, companies tightened their security.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 29 July 2025
Last Wednesday, he and his family members were seized by armed men and gunned down in the street, according to a relative who spoke to NBC News on the condition of anonymity.
—Caroline Radnofsky, NBC news, 22 July 2025
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Under El Chapo and El Mayo, those not involved in the drug game were off-limits, but now, the only rule was mayhem: carjackings, kidnappings, schoolchildren gunned down in the crossfire between the Chapitos and the Mayitos.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
When a UnitedHealth insurance executive was gunned down in Midtown in December, companies tightened their security.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 29 July 2025
Last Wednesday, he and his family members were seized by armed men and gunned down in the street, according to a relative who spoke to NBC News on the condition of anonymity.
—Caroline Radnofsky, NBC news, 22 July 2025
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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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