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gunrunners

noun

plural of gunrunner
as in coyotes

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  1. coyotes
  2. smugglers
Noun
  • The painting’s joyful casualness belies its subject matter, clues to which can be found in the coyote on one of the men’s shirts and in the work’s title, Uncle’s Crossing (2022).
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • An incident that for others might be fatal—a free fall from a high bridge—affects the coyote for only a brief moment.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of coyotes
Noun
  • This surveillance can help smugglers identify areas with fewer personnel when moving people or drugs.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Ortiz navigated their way among Russian escapees, Polish fugitives, and tobacco smugglers, all wanting to get to neutral Spain over the mountains.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of smugglers
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“Gunrunners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunrunners. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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