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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Paul Larosa,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
The Eisenhower administration wanted Trujillo removed but ultimately a group of Dominican dissidents gunned him down.
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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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About two-thirds of the 6,700 feet of 16 inch steel pipe beneath the river and crossing parts of the two parks would run through subterranean tunnels drilled by a high tech boring machine.
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Lo Celso scored on a free kick; Martinez drilled a penalty kick after Julian Alvarez was kicked in the face while attempting a header.
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Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up.
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The game was delayed for seven minutes in the fourth when a camera installed in front of second base popped up through the grass.
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The man advanced toward police, and one officer shot the man, the KBI said.
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The officer who shot Wiley was placed on leave, the city of Senatobia said on June 16.
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Historians estimate that the North American epidemic killed at least 100,000 to 130,000 people over several years.
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Wednesday marked one year since an explosion at a Northern California fireworks facility killed seven workers and changed the lives of their families forever.
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Alberto Freites Arvilla inserted a card into a computer component of the ATM, then plugged the ATM back in and turned it on, then left the area.
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The lawsuit alleges hotel workers never plugged a hole under the air conditioner where the bats are believed to have entered, and that the hotel did not move the pilot to another room.
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Chicken looks cheaper Ranchers have sent cattle to be slaughtered, rather than keeping them to reproduce, because of the severe weather and high prices.
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Some 2 million people, nearly a quarter of the population, were slaughtered or starved to death.
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This also will be the first time the ball has dropped for a July 4 celebration.
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The first-year pro soccer club dropped a 2-1 home game to One Knoxville, watching the Tennessee side and reigning league champ rally to steal all three points in front of 7,223 fans at Expo Idaho.
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These structures were regionally and culturally inspired, and largely destroyed during rapid and callous colonization.
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The Aspen Acres fire has likely destroyed more than 200 homes, but the fire conditions have stopped damage assessment teams from accessing some areas to get a clearer picture, Pueblo County officials said.
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