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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
Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said 11 guns were ultimately recovered, some from cars or in backpacks.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
But Lardis was gunning for a bigger prize.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Boston Police recovered a gun during a traffic stop in Roxbury Tuesday night.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said 11 guns were ultimately recovered, some from cars or in backpacks.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
At least a third of the league is gunning for favorable lottery position in a draft that features Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, Cam Boozer and a series of talented guards as consolation prizes.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
But Lardis was gunning for a bigger prize.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gun
Noun
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The man who shot the gun is being booked for possession of a firearm by an ineligible person.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2026
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Debates have already begun on some of the most prominent bills, on issues like immigration, data centers, firearm regulations and tax policy.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Through geolocating and verifying seven images, Human Rights Watch said Israel fired white phosphorus using artillery at residential areas in the southern Lebanese village of Yohmor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida, had enlisted in the National Guard in 2009 as a fire direction specialist, according to the Pentagon, helping direct artillery.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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The family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who was shot and killed in the mass shooting that erupted at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally in February 2024, left the Jackson County courthouse in tears on Monday afternoon.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Adebayo was scorching hot from the start, totaling 31 points in Tuesday’s first quarter on 10-of-16 shooting from the field, 5-of-8 shooting from three-point range and 6-of-7 shooting from the foul line.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Mike Bland told reporters at the scene of Sunday’s shooting the weapon was an AR-15 style rifle.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Boese said Casap developed a plan in late 2024 to target Trump with an AK-47 rifle attached to a drone.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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North Korea has long described the allies' drills as invasion rehearsals and often uses them as a pretext to dial up its own military demonstrations or weapons testing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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The government wasn’t using autonomous weapons and claimed no mass-surveillance plans—but for a company to ask for those assurances in writing was to sign its own death warrant.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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After Kenney drew a charge to get one more possession before the half – Lane finished the quarter by drilling a three-pointer to extend Salem’s lead to 39-26.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Experts say the unique geology of California’s fields, and the nature of its heavy crude, make new projects, and efforts to pump more oil out of existing ones, costlier and more energy-intensive than drilling in other parts of the country.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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