gun (for)

verb

Definition of gun (for)next
as in to run down

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  1. run down
  2. kill
  3. course
  4. trail
  5. pursue
  6. track
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  • Although bullying usually runs down the chain of power – for example, from a boss to an employee – grade bullying flips that.
    — Jason Walker, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The trial for a man accused of fatally running down his 17-year-old girlfriend in Burlington in 2023 continued Monday with his attorney disputing the findings of the medical examiner who ruled the death a homicide.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of run down
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  • An Israeli strike on Sunday killed two Palestinians, a man and woman, in Muwasi, a tent camp area on Gaza's coast, said health officials at Nasser hospital.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Charlie Kirk, who founded conservative political group Turning Point USA, was shot and killed September 2025 while speaking at a college event in Utah.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
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  • The singer-songwriter’s seventh album is their wackiest and funniest to date, with a madcap gleam coursing through its synth-pop portraits of lovable weirdos and suburban dread.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That fateful decision further transforms him into a volatile shapeshifter whose preexisting lack of impulse control is further exploited by the nanos coursing through his veins.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of course
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  • Second-quarter response The Magic trailed the Jazz by five points, 34-29, at the end of the first quarter, but responded well in the second quarter.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Bellisari directed an eight-play, 69-yard drive with Jones running it in from a yard out for the only score of the third quarter and the RedHawks trailed 17-14.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of trail
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  • Concern is intensifying as artificial intelligence companies pursue trillion-dollar valuations, and established internet giants pour money into developing advanced AI models while pushing them into the classroom.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Blanche also warned that authorities would pursue individuals who misuse SI against American taxpayers.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of pursue
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  • Songs tracked here account for more than 507 billion streams between 2006 and 2017 — and that’s not counting Apple Music or Pandora streams, or the billions in the last decade, said Fletcher, who’s still tabulating.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The technology mimics a cell tower, forcing nearby phones to connect to it and allowing cops to track suspects nearby.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of track
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“Gun (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun%20%28for%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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