Thesaurus results for GUN (FOR)

gun (for)

verb

Definition of gun (for)

as in to run down

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Photos of Bellin's injuries taken after the incident showed Bellin with blood running down her face and left arm and hand.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Bright flames shot out of an overhead compartment as flight attendants ran down the smoky aisle with fire extinguishers.

— Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of run down

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In January 2025, an American Airlines regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, killing all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
This is, quite frankly, baloney — who’s to say the Manhunter didn’t kill and take the form of someone already living in the town?

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of kill

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Below the surface, there is a lot of contemptuous finger-pointing about where the anti-AI energy now coursing through the political-media landscape is coming from.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Fear, disbelief, pain, and, yes, adrenaline coursed through 72 Marietta Street.

— Dan Chapman, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of course

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Homebuilders continue to trail the S & P 500 on both a weekly and daily basis in our sector rotation model, with no signs yet of turning higher.

— Tony Zhang, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
But Whatley, who is making his first bid for public office, has trailed Cooper in fundraising in recent months and polling from over the summer showed Cooper with at least a slight lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of trail

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Record signing Luka Vuskovic is setting a high bar in the Premier League for Brighton & Hove Albion’s 10 other summer transfer window signings to pursue.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Pancho’s brothers pursued their own leads, at one point visiting a local leader of organized crime.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of pursue

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The activation also features live demonstrations of its upcoming at-home blood kits, a first look at how the app plans to bring biomarker tracking into the home.

— Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Advanced TrainerIQ™ capabilities are planned to extend this experience with continuous guidance and progress tracking over time.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

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