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Recent Examples of gunman
Working as a pony handler, he was hailed as a hero for trying to stop the attack and died while trying to grab one of the gunmen’s weapons.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
The gunman followed but police literally hit him with a car.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Police say the gunman used his stepmother’s handgun in the attack.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
The gunman sped off down Brighton 12th St. on the electric scooter.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
The gunman followed but police literally hit him with a car.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Police say the gunman used his stepmother’s handgun in the attack.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
The gunman sped off down Brighton 12th St. on the electric scooter.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunman
Noun
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Multiple instances of gun violence occur outside of New York City Public Schools, often involving students and school safety staff.—
Savanah Jackson,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Another recording, from a nearby security camera apparently without sound, appeared to show Lauren chambering a round and raising the gun, followed by police bullets kicking up dirt near her feet a moment after.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Mistaken for the world’s deadliest assassin, Ben becomes the perfect decoy for Eden.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
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Havoc brings the heat, throwing Tom Hardy's stony Walker into a hotbed of gangsters, dirty cops, corrupt elites, and wicked assassins.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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At 5-foot-11, 201 pounds, Lane is a versatile safety and skilled gunner on special teams.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Missouri's gunners hit the Zero fighter with a 5-inch (12.7-centimeter) round.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Reckless sanctuary city policies create a sanctuary for one class — criminals.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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It is tasked with a broad range of actions — hunting fugitives, transporting federal prisoners and managing goods seized from criminals.—
Faith E. Pinho,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Castillo, a Peruvian national, and his accomplices were considered international bandits and wanted on several continents, according to the Los Angeles Times coverage of their trial, which lasted more than five months.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The caps proved popular with dockworkers, shipwrights and bandits, and, over time, the baker boy hat became synonymous with the newsboy cap (which was actually worn by boys working at newsstands).—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Authorities have had no luck finding the perps in the village of Oak Park, Illinois, officials said Tuesday, and are asking for the public’s help.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2025
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In this perp’s youth, a seemingly nascent case of schizophrenia was exacerbated by habitual LSD use and the yellow nattering Thronglets, which convinced him that their chirping contains a cryptic, apocalyptic message.—
Charles Bramesco,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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McCree was charged with first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and possession of a firearm by a felon.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2025
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Murray also faces a murder charge in the fatal shootings; and a charge of possessing a firearm as a felon.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The signing corpse in question here is that of a real-life outlaw, a man vividly named Elmer McCurdy, born in Maine in 1880 and variously a plumber, lead miner and boozer who decided that robbing banks and trains was a more lucrative way to pay for his whisky.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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The trailer for the Western drama dropped Wednesday, showing Baldwin as a notorious outlaw who helps his grandson escape from jail after he's sentenced to death for murder.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunman. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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