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
Tailored from a wool mélange fabric in a double-breasted stance, it’s softened by an unpadded shoulder and open patch pockets, lest anyone accuse you of gunning for the corner office.
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Because a fully healthy right fielder would have come up gunning on that play 10 times out of 10.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Google may have escaped the most serious consequences in its most recent antitrust fight with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), but the European Union is still gunning for the search giant.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Again, without spoiling too much, the arms dealer that Edwards and Hastings were gunning for in Iraq is now in Europe.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The Yankees are obviously gunning for the division victory to ensure home field for at least the wild card round of the postseason.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
American star Courtney Dauwalter has done it three times (2019, 2021, 2023) and is gunning for a fourth.
—Sierra Shafer, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
Yet beneath the pyrotechnics, the filmmakers are gunning for emotional resonance that transcends the visual fireworks.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
This is the third date for the upcoming film, which was originally gunning for an April 4, 2025 release before getting bumped to sometime in 2026.
—EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Because a fully healthy right fielder would have come up gunning on that play 10 times out of 10.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Google may have escaped the most serious consequences in its most recent antitrust fight with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), but the European Union is still gunning for the search giant.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Again, without spoiling too much, the arms dealer that Edwards and Hastings were gunning for in Iraq is now in Europe.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The Yankees are obviously gunning for the division victory to ensure home field for at least the wild card round of the postseason.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
American star Courtney Dauwalter has done it three times (2019, 2021, 2023) and is gunning for a fourth.
—Sierra Shafer, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
Yet beneath the pyrotechnics, the filmmakers are gunning for emotional resonance that transcends the visual fireworks.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
This is the third date for the upcoming film, which was originally gunning for an April 4, 2025 release before getting bumped to sometime in 2026.
—EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunning
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But her athletic triumph was tragically dampened by years of abuse at the hands of her husband and coach Jim Martin, who in 2010 attempted to murder her, stabbing her many times, slicing the flesh off the bone from her leg, and shooting her.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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The fact that Ryan Murphy’s American Love Story is shooting in the neighborhood is dredging everything back up again.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Renewed federal support for drilling in the US, combined with languid global oil demand and increasing drilling by OPEC countries, has pushed oil prices to their lowest level since the pandemic.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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To fill out context, development costs in 2020 for drilling production and injection wells and production facilities lie in a range of $3 - $5 billion in GOA.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Thomas dove in and swam with Malibu, popping up simultaneously from the water and resting their extremities — his arms, her fins — on the edge of the pool.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Watch parties of dubious legality for this weekend’s finale are popping up at bars around America, but think how much revenue could be captured if someone was able to charge us to watch this.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Gunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunning. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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