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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
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Last Friday, students across the state staged walkouts calling on lawmakers to take action on guns, including an assault weapons ban and magazine capacity limits.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
This is the third date for the upcoming film, which was originally gunning for an April 4, 2025 release before getting bumped to sometime in 2026.
—EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Laura recognizes Nicholas from the fight with Cherry, gets in the car, and guns it back home.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Last Friday, students across the state staged walkouts calling on lawmakers to take action on guns, including an assault weapons ban and magazine capacity limits.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Yet beneath the pyrotechnics, the filmmakers are gunning for emotional resonance that transcends the visual fireworks.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
This is the third date for the upcoming film, which was originally gunning for an April 4, 2025 release before getting bumped to sometime in 2026.
—EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gun
Noun
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Lanez was convicted in 2022 of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm and sentenced in August 2023 to 10 years in prison.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The new rule and the announcement that USCIS officers can carry firearms are the most recent steps to transform the agency into a different entity, away from one founded to adjudicate benefit applications and provide services to the public.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lethal drones have pushed traditional missiles and artillery to the sidelines.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Remnants of concrete German artillery bunkers and machine gun nests litter the coastline.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the finale, Rick shoots Jim, setting off a line of crossfire that ultimately kills his girlfriend Chelsea (Amy Lou Wood) before Sritala (Lek Patravadi) reveals that Jim was actually Rick’s father.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Bundys’ statement said Finicum did not ram a law enforcement vehicle, pin a special agent or attempt to shoot Oregon State Police.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Although there's limited data to support his claim, Kennedy was likely referring to the rifle clubs and targeting programs that were once popular in American high schools, according to anecdotal reports.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The shooter reportedly wore dark clothing and had a long rifle.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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So far in September, Russian forces conducted two major airstrikes of 500 airborne weapons, with 2,147 drones dispatched in total.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The United States is moving forward with plans to establish what could become the world’s largest weapons manufacturing hub in the Philippines’ Subic Bay, once home to the biggest US naval base in Asia, to counter China’s expanding military presence in the region.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While Tranter tinkers and Zuzana monitors the wall of local surveillance footage, Karalis and his team get to work drilling through the wall of the vault.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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His company saw a 2,408% increase in flaring immediately following new wells being drilled and a 692% increase in flaring overall in 2023, according to emails unearthed by environmental watchdog organization Fieldnotes and shared with ProPublica and Inside Climate News.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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