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Recent Examples of gunner
The Jets could use a special-teams gunner after Irv Charles tore his ACL last season.
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
Felton, seen by some as the top special teams gunner in the class, might be best known for clocking 4.37 seconds in the 40.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Barno might have the edge as a unique size-speed specimen at gunner on special teams.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025
The Jets could possibly use a special-teams gunner after Irv Charles tore his ACL last December during an overtime loss to the Dolphins.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
Felton, seen by some as the top special teams gunner in the class, might be best known for clocking 4.37 seconds in the 40.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Barno might have the edge as a unique size-speed specimen at gunner on special teams.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025
The Jets could possibly use a special-teams gunner after Irv Charles tore his ACL last December during an overtime loss to the Dolphins.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunner
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Some people may have been scratching their heads when kids started screaming and crying after seeing a pig wearing a crown; With zombie pig men and skeleton archers riding spiders, why would this specific creature elicit such a guttural reaction?—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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At his best, Towns shoots like an archer, drives to the hoop like a rugby bruiser, and glides on his pivot foot, one smooth semicircle after another, like a grade-school protractor with its point puncturing the paper.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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To be sure, Barrett has played a key part in dramatic rightward shifts in American law, voting to overrule Roe v. Wade, end affirmative action, limit the power of federal agencies, and expand the rights of gun owners.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
25 June 2025
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Bullet casings found at the scene also matched to a gun that Silentó possessed when he was taken into custody.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
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Jake Paul just dropped $39 million on Southlands, a nearly 5,700-acre sportsman's estate in Georgia's Decatur County known for its rich history, enduring prestige, and a 30-acre duck pond.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 June 2025
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Furthermore, Lee’s home state of Utah has among the highest per capita numbers of sportsmen.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Londoño describes how a gunman posing as law enforcement went to the homes of several state politicians, killing Hortman and her husband Mark and gravely injuring Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.—
Fiction Non Fiction
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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An unknown gunman shot the boy while inside an apartment on the 6400 block of South Ingleside Avenue just after 6 p.m., police said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
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Florida’s native flamingo population, thought to be in the thousands, was wiped out in the early 1900s by hunters seeking the birds’ feathers and meat.—
Roger Simmons,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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However, its initial observations have also highlighted its credentials as an asteroid hunter.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
30 June 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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Shortly after, a procession of riflemen and a statue of the Virgin Mary are paraded from San Geronimo de Taos church in front of more than 1,000 onlookers.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 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 4 Jul. 2025.
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