Thesaurus results for GUNNED

gunned

verb

past tense of gun

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 Abreu gunned to Connor Wong, who swung his arm high to apply the tag, and Larnach’s outstretched arm slid safely into home before Wong’s mitt made contact with his helmet. —

Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 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 His two foot soldiers now riddled with bullets had bombed the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson on a foggy night nine months earlier and were en route to bomb a Jewish leader’s home when police gunned them down. —

Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 4 Feb. 2026 Reading the water’s depth from its color, Parrish slow-gunned the outboard motor through the sandbars as turtles fled from our bow wave. —

Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026 As usual, Florida was out-gunned by nearly 25% from 3. —

Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025

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Jo Adell hit an RBI single in the third before Jose Siri drilled his second career grand slam to put the Angels up 5-2 in the third.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Femi stood Brock up with one arm and drilled Lesnar with a spinebuster.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026