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Recent Examples of gunner
Those seated in the gunner or engineer positions will also be treated to additional clips of Grogu via their adjacent flight panels, the young alien here portrayed as something of a playful pet of a child who is exaggeratedly chill during the commotion.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Each guest has one of three jobs — pilot, gunner or engineer — and how well each rider performs determines the success of the mission.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
The tank carried a crew of 5, including the driver, radio operator/hull machine gunner, commander, gunner, and loader.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
The Coast Guard released a video showing a helicopter gunner using a machine gun to shoot in front of the smuggling boat, then a sniper rifle to disable the engines.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Each guest has one of three jobs — pilot, gunner or engineer — and how well each rider performs determines the success of the mission.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
The tank carried a crew of 5, including the driver, radio operator/hull machine gunner, commander, gunner, and loader.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
The Coast Guard released a video showing a helicopter gunner using a machine gun to shoot in front of the smuggling boat, then a sniper rifle to disable the engines.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunner
Noun
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In recurve bow events, an archer will stand over 70 meters away from their target.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Last week’s contortionist archer.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says her office is prepared to prosecute the case against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of pointing a gun at two people on a Twin Cities highway regardless of whether the case ends up in federal or state court.—
Riley Moser,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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With the headset comes two controllers that feel like the handle of a gun.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Here is a film where fascists literally organize a soccer game for propaganda purposes, hoping to stage a sportsman-like event that will soften the public perception of their brutal regime.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
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Further footage then showed players and staff forming a shield around the sportsman as he was taken off the pitch.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Surveillance video showed a masked gunman shooting him from behind.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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The videos were posted on June 14, 2025, hours after a gunman carried out attacks at the Hortman and Hoffman homes.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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His remains were unearthed in 2022, along with 13 others, as archeologists were working to preserve shallow battlefield graves from erosion and relic hunters.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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In Switzerland, the small town of Bad Ragaz was built around the mineral-rich Tamina Gorge, discovered by hunters in 1240.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
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Idaho’s prison system has nearly completed execution chamber upgrades to carry out the death penalty by firing squad as the state’s lead method and will have a team of riflemen ready to go by the time a state law takes effect this summer.—
Kevin Fixler
April 29,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2026
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Oforah was an infantry rifleman.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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An unconventional friendship with the rebellious, daring huntress Sely supports her journey to self-realisation and acceptance.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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The ballet, about the romance between a regal huntress and a simple shepherd in ancient Greece, features Léo Delibes’ memorable score.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Gunner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunner. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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