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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DeLuca, who also homered on Friday in his first game back from injury, drilled a towering ball into the left field stands off Orlando Ribalta (0-1) with one out to bring home Yandy Diaz to put the Rays in front.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 June 2026
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The exchange came about a minute after Clark drilled a 3-pointer in Reese's face.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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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.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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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.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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After last Saturday’s win, five school buses were set ablaze in Times Square, five police cars were damaged and a 17-year-old boy was injured after being shot in the foot during the festivities, police said.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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The vehicles were reportedly shot at Interstate 670 and Wyoming Street, Interstate 70 and Paseo Boulevard, I-70 and Prospect Avenue, and at Truman Road and Hardesty Avenue, according to police.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Six people were on board the plane, including one person who was killed in the incident, police said.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Days before the five-year anniversary of the 2021 building collapse that killed 98 people in Surfside, the federal government has published findings that determined the structure of the Champlain Towers South condominium started failing about three weeks before the catastrophe.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
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Water bursts from a door, and Grande finds herself in a room where a version of herself is plugged into a computer with her memories being erased.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
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Factory owners simply plugged new power sources into the same floor plan, workflows and organizational structure.—
Dave Grow,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The Islamic Republic has slaughtered demonstrators at random before.—
Laura Secor,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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Navajo people had their sheep–their food supply and source of income–slaughtered by the federal government.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Another ten minutes on the train over to the terminal – yes, the terminal our flight dropped us at originally.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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Tom Kim dropped two shots at the wrong time and shot 72.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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The crash sparked a fire that destroyed the aircraft, which was operating as a skydiving flight, according to the NTSB.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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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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