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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunned (for)
Verb
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Evelyn ran down from her seat two rows up, dropped to the ground and attempted to secure the ball in front of her.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026 -
Large clouds of ash could also be seen filling the skies as the hikers ran down El Paso de la Muerte, also known as the Death Trail, according to Storyful.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The assault killed at least seventeen people, including a twelve-year-old boy, wounded dozens, and destroyed buildings.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Berry was taken from a Fort Lauderdale bowling alley, killed and dumped in a Davie canal.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ryan shot back, quoting a soldier from the CBS report, that telling the truth is important.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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The third-year pro knocked down four 3-pointers and shot 7 for 12 overall from the field while adding five rebounds and three assists in 39 minutes.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps influenced by her parents, who both worked in the medical field, Pau pursued an education in the sciences, receiving her degree in radiography from Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1982.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Before becoming a newscaster, Gore pursued a culinary career, working as a personal chef, food columnist, caterer and a line cook for chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Police tracked Jackson to his girlfriend’s apartment in Opa-locka.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Falcon tracked the A350 by maintaining specific distance intervals (as near as around 100 meters) in order to collect samples from the exhaust gases.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Sixers put up 35 points in the period — nearly equaling their first-half total — yet still trailed by 21 entering the fourth, 95-74.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Talia Fonseca had one of her 10 saves on a shot by USC’s Alma Yaacobi at the buzzer, and Cal trailed 9-8 heading to the final period.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Gunned (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunned%20%28for%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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