Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gun (for)
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Visit the city's website for a full run down of what's changed for Wauwatosa's yard waste schedule, or to request an official city cart.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026 -
That may not be enough, with the approach of peak summer energy demand — driven by travel, agriculture and freight needs — especially as emergency oil stockpiles run down, said Duttatreya Das of the think tank Ember.—
Anton L. Delgado,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Authorities allege her husband, 40-year-old Stephen Bowen, killed her with a shotgun.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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They get captured by Hungarian gangsters and have to fight (and kill) their way out of an inn run by a shady former dance prodigy (Uma Thurman).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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By the time Allbirds tried to course-correct, its moment in the zeitgeist had come and gone.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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As well as more screening and mandatory training, Adam’s parents want the FA to make its SCA course a face-to-face exercise again, rather than keeping it as an online module — a switch that occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic and never went back to its original format.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Vanderbilt, who played just five minutes and missed three consecutive free throws to end an otherwise competitive first quarter (the Lakers trailed 34-27), didn’t play the rest of the game.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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Boston trailed Charlotte by as many as 11 points Tuesday night at TD Garden before rallying to win 113-102 in a possible first-round playoff preview.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Deported migrants are free, at least theoretically, to pursue asylum and stay in those third countries, even if some have barely functioning asylum systems.—
Molly A. Wallace,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Guthrie disappeared sometime between late January 31 and the early hours of February 1, and the first few days were a race against time, with police pursuing every lead and the Guthrie family posting multiple videos pleading with the kidnappers.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
2 Apr. 2026
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Nigel Hughes, who tracks housing markets across the country, says there has already been a noticeable shift.—
Brad Hamilton,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The workers check tickets and fares, answer questions and perform other customer service functions, issue citations for violating train rules, attempt to maintain peace, assist operators and track the number of passengers and sort them into different fare categories.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Gun (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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