Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gun (for)
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Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets runs down the floor during the first half of game seven of the Western Conference semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center on May 18, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025 -
With the 2025 New York City Pride March, Rise Up: Pride In Protest, running down Fifth Avenue on Sunday, June 29, the city is full of celebrations and specials.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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One Cambodian soldier was killed in a relatively small, contested area.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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Gaza’s Health Ministry on Sunday said that another 88 people have been killed by Israeli fire over the past 24 hours, raising the war’s toll among Palestinians to 56,500.—
Tia Goldenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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That’s where the 100% — or even the 50% over — becomes something that businesses can’t course correct.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2025
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Godwin urges students to take advantage of any introductory AI courses their schools offer.—
Mark C. Perna,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Both candidates have consistently trailed in the polls and have not led any public surveys.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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The data shows that while private investment flooded into AI startups and scaleups last year, the U.K. trailed the U.S. in key sectors such as advanced manufacturing and life sciences.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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In November 2024, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned the criminal convictions against him, ruling that his rights were violated when a special prosecutor pursued charges after the Cook County State's Attorney previously dropped them.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—the Supreme Leader since 1989 and now eighty-six years old—pursues his regime’s martial goals and ominous fantasies.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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Analysis of data from NASA's Land Data operation Products Evaluation, which tracks research satellite maneuvers, reveals at least seven occasions where NASA’s Terra and Aqua climate satellites lost data while having to avoid space debris.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
28 June 2025
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His name was not immediately disclosed as cops track down family members.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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“Gun (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun%20%28for%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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