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Recent Examples of gunner
The 2016 book tells the incredible true story of Arthur Meyerowitz, an American turret-gunner whose B-24 bomber was shot down over Vichy France in 1943.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Johnson seemingly made the 53-man roster because of his ability as a gunner.
—Omar Kelly
august 26, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Dave Toub, the respected special teams coordinator, said Thornton is the team’s best gunner, a position that lines up on the outside and is tasked with taking down the returner.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Schoen interestingly mentioned Green, who is injured at the moment, as his fifth corner on the depth chart and a key special teams gunner.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Johnson seemingly made the 53-man roster because of his ability as a gunner.
—Omar Kelly
august 26, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Dave Toub, the respected special teams coordinator, said Thornton is the team’s best gunner, a position that lines up on the outside and is tasked with taking down the returner.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Schoen interestingly mentioned Green, who is injured at the moment, as his fifth corner on the depth chart and a key special teams gunner.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunner
Noun
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Standing tall in individual cases are a kneeling archer, a standing archer, an armored warrior, a high-ranking officer and a young attendant.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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The archers were amazed at how strong the bow was for its size.—
Clare Conley,
Outdoor Life,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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He was charged with a gun crime in connection with an anti-KKK riot in Durham, North Carolina.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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According to the complaint, Cullen matched the description of the person firing the gun, and he was taken into custody.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dressing as a true-blue, off-duty, yet insanely famous, American sportsman.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The coming years could pose a rare opportunity for sportsmen, conservationists–and also the agricultural community— to find common ground, building a future where humane wildlife stewardship is the norm.—
Wendy Keefover,
Denver Post,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Four people who were at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during Sunday morning services when a gunman, who police have identified as Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, of Burton, were killed.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The alleged gunman, an Iraq war veteran who had made disparaging comments about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the weeks before, drove his vehicle into the chapel, opened fire on congregants, and then set the building on fire.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mountain lions are hunters, carnivores, apex predators.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Some hunters sell their kills for thirty crowns a head.—
Rebecca van Laer
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ming was eulogized during the service and more pomp that comes with a traditional law enforcement funeral service was carried out including the folding and presenting of the flag that draped his casket, a 21-gun salute (seven riflemen firing three volleys), and the playing of taps.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
11 Aug. 2025
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All districts were open to riflemen and bowmen alike.—
Ray Alt,
Outdoor Life,
27 Mar. 2025
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Ephesus also includes the remains of the Temple of Artemis (or Diana) a huntress and goddess of fertility.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Located in a panoramic point of Villa d’Este, the Grotto of Diana, the goddess huntress symbolizing virtue, is a cruciform plan nymphaeum located in the Cardinal’s Walk and was built between 1570 and 1572 by Paolo Calandrino.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Gunner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunner. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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