gunned (for)

verb

past tense of gun (for)
as in ran down

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  1. ran down
  2. killed
  3. shot
  4. pursued
  5. tracked
  6. trailed
Verb
  • Bright flames shot out of an overhead compartment as flight attendants ran down the smoky aisle with fire extinguishers.
    — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Vertical stripes ran down much of the dress before shifting direction along the hem.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ran down
Verb
  • From Minnesota and Indiana to California and Florida, people across the nation who killed others while speeding are now facing charges that carry life sentences.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Two people were killed, along with the suspect, and five were injured in a Minnesota shooting.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of killed
Verb
  • At this time, two officers were shot, and another was injured.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But, in the nineteen-thirties, the introduction of color printing to advertising changed how food was shot on camera, and thus conceived of culturally.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of shot
Verb
  • More recently, Kiffin pursued a pair of players who spent offseason time on NFL rosters.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Pancho’s brothers pursued their own leads, at one point visiting a local leader of organized crime.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of pursued
Verb
  • Carroll and Tooley would hook up again in the second quarter when Tooley tracked a deflected pass and gathered it in the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Millions of dollars invested, millions tracked In Broward, Florida’s second most-populous county, law enforcement agencies have spent over $3 million combined to build their surveillance networks.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of tracked
Verb
  • Milwaukee trailed 2-1 when Garrett Mitchell drew a leadoff walk and advanced to third on a Joey Ortiz double, which came on Boyd's 100th and final pitch of the day.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Lane Kiffin walked the streets with his team in front of him, while Livvy Dunne and Theo Vonn trailed just behind the Tigers' head coach.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of trailed
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