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 goal scorer then took an artful first touch before drilling it home.
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SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell told CNBC on June 12, when the company went public, that SpaceX planned to build pipelines and process its own propellant, and was looking into drilling its own natural gas.
Verb
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Some data storage companies have seen even more eye-popping gains.
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Despite the rising beef prices, steakhouses are popping up like crazy across Fort Worth and Arlington.
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“Gunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunning. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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