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
Reading the water’s depth from its color, Parrish slow-gunned the outboard motor through the sandbars as turtles fled from our bow wave.
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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
Alexander gunned from the outfield to Moreno at the dish, and Narváez was out to end the inning.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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
Alexander gunned from the outfield to Moreno at the dish, and Narváez was out to end the inning.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunned
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James drilled seven 3-pointers — including four in the final four minutes to clinch the 119-105 win.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Saunders, who drilled six 3s and added 10 rebounds, nearly had a performance for the ages, but KU did enough to earn the win.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
1 Feb. 2026
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All of a sudden, this idea just popped into my head to put the film in the future, with no human beings left, and hardly any animal life, basically only insects.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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Noma has previously popped up in Tulum and Kyoto.—
Emily Wilson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Jan. 2026
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Thompson was told to leave the complex after police were called, but returned three hours later and shot the couple.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the days since Pretti was fatally shot by federal immigration agents, localized anger quickly expanded into broader opposition to ICE’s presence and tactics in Minnesota.—
Mike Stunson,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Two days shy of the one-year anniversary of a tragedy that killed 67 people near the nation’s capital, the National Transportation Safety Board will meet to determine the probable cause of the midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The fire killed two people, destroyed 1,084 homes and businesses and did more than $2 billion in property damage.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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The group's creators plugged six star hopefuls, mostly American but representing different ethnic backgrounds, into HYBE's trainee system, with the express purpose of promoting them in the American market.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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People are more plugged into the issue as well.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Kurds have been marginalized, persecuted and slaughtered by the likes of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and before those states existed, the Ottoman Empire.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Thousands of English troops were being slaughtered in the trench warfare against Germany.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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Saturday's loss dropped the Red Wolves into a 10th-place tie with Louisiana-Lafayette in the Sun Belt standings.—
Michael Harley,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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On December 11th, Binance dropped its fees for certain crypto trades if they were conducted in USD1.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Well, Federer just destroyed him — 6-1, 6-4 in about 50 minutes — and that left a lot of time to fill.—
Patrick McEnroe,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The fire killed two people, destroyed 1,084 homes and businesses and did more than $2 billion in property damage.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Gunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunned. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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