as in shooting
to strike with a missile from a gun
traded stories of the Wild West, when outlaws gunned men down in broad daylight and in cold blood
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Recent Examples of gunning
Despite the good news, Combs’ legal team is still gunning for an appeal to get him out, stat.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
Some of Carlson’s allies are gunning for a campaign.
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Joseph Strauss,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2026
With more firms adopting AI, students gunning for a career in banking and finance are preparing to be up against such technology at first interaction.
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Meg Short,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
That is the crunchiest start possible for an equine athlete, gunning out of the gate and something like eight strides later, facing a turn.
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Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
All the cops have is a hockey stick with her prints, but Baxter is really gunning for Paula as the prime suspect.
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
Nate’s bête noire is not his fellow Toyota salesman (Kumail Nanjiani), who’s gunning for Nate’s Number One spot and free Tennessee Titans tickets.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
Two members of Congress, Collins, 58, and Carter, 68, had been gunning for the GOP nomination.
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Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
But not all Iranians are gunning for a fight.
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Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
Some of Carlson’s allies are gunning for a campaign.
—
Joseph Strauss,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2026
With more firms adopting AI, students gunning for a career in banking and finance are preparing to be up against such technology at first interaction.
—
Meg Short,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
That is the crunchiest start possible for an equine athlete, gunning out of the gate and something like eight strides later, facing a turn.
—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
All the cops have is a hockey stick with her prints, but Baxter is really gunning for Paula as the prime suspect.
—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
Nate’s bête noire is not his fellow Toyota salesman (Kumail Nanjiani), who’s gunning for Nate’s Number One spot and free Tennessee Titans tickets.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
Two members of Congress, Collins, 58, and Carter, 68, had been gunning for the GOP nomination.
—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
But not all Iranians are gunning for a fight.
—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunning
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Nearly seven years after a teenager was killed out front of a Miami Gardens gas station, police have arrested a man accused of shooting him.
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Payton and Martin could have escaped without shooting into the crowded street corner, the prosecutor argued.
Verb
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The crisis was certainly good for oil companies, but the really booming corner of the business was trading, not drilling; European majors outshone their US competitors in first-quarter earnings because of their robust trading desks.
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About 25,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into the Los Angeles River on May 22 after construction crews damaged a 16-inch pipeline while drilling for a fiber optic line near Cesar Chavez and Eastern Avenues, according to AQMD.
Verb
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But the energy was still palpable, with locals sporting soccer jerseys and tourists popping up across the city.
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The eye-popping numbers most associated with Misiorowski come from the radar gun.
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“Gunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunning. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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