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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
Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
In 2023, Waukegan held a gun buyback for $100 per firearm, taking 107 off the street.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
Utkarsh Sood, New Atlas, 13 May 2025
After Emmy and Golden Globes success, Gadd’s drama is now gunning for BAFTA glory.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Guerin said the gun didn’t work because it was not loaded properly.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
In 2023, Waukegan held a gun buyback for $100 per firearm, taking 107 off the street.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
Verb
That’s not to say that the Blank Slate is gunning solely for the Tesla Cybertruck.
—Utkarsh Sood, New Atlas, 13 May 2025
After Emmy and Golden Globes success, Gadd’s drama is now gunning for BAFTA glory.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gun
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After learning of the matter, law enforcement obtained a search warrant for Bohn’s Woodbury home and found an unloaded firearm in a locked case in his garage, according to the complaint.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
21 June 2025
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In a search of the apartment, police recovered a Glock 19 Gen 5 firearm with an optic sight attached.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
19 June 2025
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Indeterminate numbers of casualties have occurred in both Iran and Israel, though Israel's intentions to destroy Iran's nuclear capabilities may require U.S. artillery aid in the form of multi-ton bunker buster bombs.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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An artillery shell arriving after thirty seconds will miss by hundreds of meters.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Gertrude Harten, a German internee from Ecuador, wrote in her diary that two U.S. soldiers with rifles knocked on her door in Cuenca, Ecuador, and apprehended her husband, Wolfgang Harten, in December 1943.—
JoAnn DeLuna,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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Topline Authorities reportedly identified the man suspected of killing two firefighters and injuring another in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho—after he was found dead next to the sniper rifle believed to be used to ambush firefighters responding to a wildfire.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Trump also wrote on social media calling on the Department of Energy to drill quickly.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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There was Ben Sheppard drilling a 3-pointer from the top of the key as the third quarter expired that nearly blew the roof off the Fieldhouse.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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“Gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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