Thesaurus results for GUNNED (FOR)

gunned (for)

verb

past tense of gun (for)

as in ran down

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Bleday also hit a deep drive that Arizona center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt ran down at the wall in the seventh and struck out in the ninth The 28-year-old left fielder topped his career high with the homer, his 21st of the season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
The land, most of it operated by the Peconic Land Trust to ensure it’s never developed, ran down to the bay, and there were hiking paths running through the entire property.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026

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Rob and Michelle Reiner were killed on December 14, 2025, and Nick is charged with two counts of murder.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Son of a partisan fighter The son of a World War Two partisan fighter killed in 1945, Mladic was an officer in the old communist Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) when Yugoslavia's disintegration began in 1991.

— Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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In the first Fox Squirrel Cup at Rio Pinar, Christian Koehn shot 33 for LHP in the win over Winter Park, which was led by Lawson Hovey’s 32.

— Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
The production was shot across multiple locations, including European palaces and other elaborate sets, according to Disney+.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

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Another lawsuit eventually was pursued when Mayfield and his representatives believed the agreement was not honored.

— Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Van Aert attacked with just under two kilometres remaining, pursued by Pogacar, with the Belgian just four seconds back on GC.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of pursued

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The ball tracked perfectly toward the cup but stopped a foot or two short.

— Alan Webber, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Amazon sales data from Market Defense tracked in early July over the previous 12 months offers a snapshot of brands gaining traction among parents shopping for babies and children.

— Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of tracked

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Before the launch of ChatGPT, the price-to-earnings multiple of the SOX trailed the S & P's by about 9%, according to Arya's calculations.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Tampa Bay had lost seven of its last 10, but never trailed against the Tigers, who have lost six straight and nine of 10 to fall way behind in the race for the final AL wild card.

— Dave Hogg, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

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