gunners

plural of gunner

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Noun
  • Restricting trans people from buying guns would either require an act of Congress, or require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which reports to the Justice Department, to broaden the definition of a disqualifying mental health concern to include being transgender.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Stone said the group understands there are uses for guns in hunting and self-defense, but assault rifles should not be in public spaces because they are intended to cause the most harm.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Narrow job growth means fewer opportunities The low-hire, low-fire environment is leaving workers and job hunters with few opportunities.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The team then began tracking the alligator using Appleton's sonar device and found it at the bottom of the lake, submerged 16 feet deep, the hunters told the Clarion-Ledger.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Gunners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunners. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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