Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gun (for)
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In the process, water would run down through some other plants on Barnhorst’s property.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026 -
The verbal altercation continued as both players ran down the court following the free throw.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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And years later, when the group splintered into increasingly militant factions, some took part in a disastrous bank robbery that killed an innocent guard and two police officers—three men who were just doing their jobs that day, and who left behind their own kids, their own families.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Three people were killed when a tour helicopter broke apart near Honolulu in April 2019, and that December seven people died - including three children - when one crashed in turbulent weather near the famed Na Pali Coast.—
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Media Capital Technologies is trying to course correct their boat, and looking to prioritize more commercial projects over arthouse selections.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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Dining centers on refined kaiseki or traditional Japanese coursed haute cuisine, featuring regional specialties such as meltingly tender Tajima beef (an elite breed of wagyu cattle and the source of Kobe beef) and Matsuba snow crab.—
Kelsey Eisen,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Current has trailed in all three games so far this season.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Meta’s stock price is down about 4% in the past year, trailing all of its megacap tech peers other than Microsoft, which has dropped 5%.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Effectively pursuing all four of these strategies at once, backed by good intelligence and cutting off supply from Iran, could make the war an easier affair than in 2024.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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Twenty-nine state attorneys general are pursuing claims against Meta.—
John La Puma,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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Pop Mart tracks sales and social media data closely.—
Elaine Yu,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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The researchers also tracked the participants’ weight and took blood and urine samples to look for changes in their risk of developing diabetes, as well as to check on their cardiovascular health.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Gun (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun%20%28for%29. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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