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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gun (for)
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Ahead of a global tour in support of Oneohtrix’s engrossing eleventh studio album, Tranquilizer, Lopatin ran down a selection songs that have defined and shaped him over the last four decades, from Winthrop to today.—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Let’s run down San Francisco’s moves since the free agent negotiating period began Monday.—
Chris Biderman
March 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The same process happened with the government’s attempt to dismantle the Palestinian Authority in order to kill and bury the hope for Palestinian self-determination.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The most recent attack occurred in Virginia at Old Dominion University, when 36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh opened fire, killing one and injuring two others.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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The blood coursing my veins contains no French elements, save the vestige of an exquisite Bordeaux from last night’s dinner with friends in Beverly Hills, a city within a city that you’d be forgiven for assuming is the official headquarters for the Persian diaspora in America.—
Arvand Khosravi,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
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In season two, the trauma of her assault is still coursing through her and sending out aftershocks.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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Huntington Beach was trailing by two runs when left-hander Christian Haupt entered the game in relief in the fourth.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
19 Mar. 2026
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Garza entered Wednesday with the second-best net rating of all Celtics rotation players since Vucevic’s injury, trailing only Tatum.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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The result is a House Republican Conference that has largely outsourced its political judgment to a president pursuing a policy that polling suggests is actively damaging its midterm prospects.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Even without race-conscious admissions, many schools want to pursue creating more racially and socioeconomically diverse student bodies.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ackerman’s brother’s body was found in July in the area of Missouri Route 291 and Missouri Route 210 in the Sugar Creek area after a relative who could track the brother’s location using an app reported that his location had not moved for several hours.—
Nathan Pilling
March 17,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2026
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Investigators, police say, identified a vehicle that was of interest and then used their surveillance cameras to track down the vehicle.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
18 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 19 Mar. 2026.
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