gun (for)

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Verb
  • There are 32 active volcano systems in the region spread across three rift zones, all part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a mountain range that mostly runs down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 July 2025
  • The truck may have been taking up a small portion of a bike lane that runs down Broadway near Cedar St. at the time of the attack, a police source with knowledge of the incident said.
    Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
Verb
  • In that incident, a rooftop gunman fired at Trump from roughly 150 yards away, grazing his right ear and killing one attendee, Corey Comperatore, before Secret Service agents shot the attacker dead.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
  • The legislation didn’t kill Biden-era tax credits for manufacturers, as some had feared.
    Aarian Marshall, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Three months is a long time, and may be enough to course correct as the shows go on, especially as word of mouth begins to spread after the first few weekends.
    Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
  • The intense rainfall that sent floodwaters coursing through central Texas last week and surprised even some Texas officials with the severity has brought into stark focus the challenge of forecasting the most severe storms and what even the best weather models can’t deliver.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • The core specs of 16 GB of RAM and either 256 GB or 512 GB of storage have been heavily trailed and are as expected.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Still, the Magic trailed by just 5 at the break and were able to pick up their own defensive intensity in the third quarter.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Together, they’re pursued by Magneto's (Ian McKellen) Brotherhood of Mutants and eventually rescued by Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and the X-Men.
    EW.com, EW.com, 14 July 2025
  • Immigration officials said Alanis was not being pursued by federal agents at the time of the incident.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • There are clear maps around dangerous rivers like the Guadalupe outlining where a flood like this will track, which areas will be underwater, and where the flood will reach first.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
  • Automated processes for service eligibility, resource allocation and outcome tracking direct aid to those who need it most, quickly and efficiently.
    Daniel Brillman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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“Gun (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun%20%28for%29. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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