as in drilled
to strike with a missile from a gun
traded stories of the Wild West, when outlaws gunned men down in broad daylight and in cold blood
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Recent Examples of gunned
In a playoff win against Escondido Charter, Kyles dived to her left, quickly sprang to her feet and gunned out the batter.
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Cruising along at 9-of-10, Maye gunned two more passes to Douglas and beat instant pressure with a slant completion to Brown.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
Underscoring the stakes for Louisville residents is the March fatal shooting of a 28-year-old woman named Katelyn Hall, who was experiencing a mental health crisis when police gunned her down in her own apartment.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 2 June 2026
Although, after the rapid-fire fundraise by Anthropic — a near triple from February, not easy when your prior valuation was already north of $300 billion — things seem pretty shot-gunned.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 May 2026
About noon Larry gunned the Maule — heavily loaded with moose meat — to a heart-stopping takeoff from the makeshift strip.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Cobb Vanth The old-fashioned cowboy wore Boba Fett's armor and weapons as the marshal of Mos Pelgo on Tatooine and was an loyal ally of the Mando – until Cad Bane gunned him down in cold blood.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Police say Rickman, as seen in dashcam video, shoved his relative out of the driver's seat and onto the pavement, gunned the engine and took off.
—Paul Larosa, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The Eisenhower administration wanted Trujillo removed but ultimately a group of Dominican dissidents gunned him down.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Cruising along at 9-of-10, Maye gunned two more passes to Douglas and beat instant pressure with a slant completion to Brown.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
Underscoring the stakes for Louisville residents is the March fatal shooting of a 28-year-old woman named Katelyn Hall, who was experiencing a mental health crisis when police gunned her down in her own apartment.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 2 June 2026
Although, after the rapid-fire fundraise by Anthropic — a near triple from February, not easy when your prior valuation was already north of $300 billion — things seem pretty shot-gunned.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 May 2026
About noon Larry gunned the Maule — heavily loaded with moose meat — to a heart-stopping takeoff from the makeshift strip.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Cobb Vanth The old-fashioned cowboy wore Boba Fett's armor and weapons as the marshal of Mos Pelgo on Tatooine and was an loyal ally of the Mando – until Cad Bane gunned him down in cold blood.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Police say Rickman, as seen in dashcam video, shoved his relative out of the driver's seat and onto the pavement, gunned the engine and took off.
—Paul Larosa, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The Eisenhower administration wanted Trujillo removed but ultimately a group of Dominican dissidents gunned him down.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunned
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After Ryan McMahon ran for Goldschmidt, Rice drilled a 381-foot homer, his 19th.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Wright drilled playing off two feet, jump-stopping and pivoting.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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It can also be popped like popcorn for a crunchy, nutty topping.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
15 June 2026
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Shares have popped 244% in the year to date.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
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Officers responded to a call reporting a shooting on the evening of June 7 and found that a man had fatally shot his 10-year-old twin sons before killing himself, the Times reported.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
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Wembanyama had 24 points and 13 rebounds but shot just nine for 25 from the field.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Federal investigators have arrived at Butler Memorial Airport to begin examining the plane crash that killed 12 people Sunday morning.—
Neil Nakahodo,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Air Force officials did not immediately identify the eight people killed or explain why there were more people aboard than the bomber’s standard crew complement.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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However, this data collection left significant gaps, many of which have now been plugged by ACT.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
4 Dec. 2025
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The electric cord plugged into a light fixture socket.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Nov. 2025
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The Islamic Republic slaughtered tens of thousands of Iranians earlier this year without compunction and remains in power despite military intervention by America and Israel.—
Joobin Bekhrad,
Time,
10 June 2026
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It’s killed and slaughtered a lot of innocent people.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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Since the start of July, Tucker has hit just one home run while his season OPS has dropped 104 points.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Swifties are no strangers to Easter eggs, and Taylor Swift might have just dropped some huge ones in her New Heights podcast appearance.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
18 Aug. 2025
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The fire burned more than 60 acres and destroyed several structures, including homes, according to CBS Los Angeles.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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More than 400 were destroyed in accordance with nuclear arms treaty agreements.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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“Gunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunned. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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