gunrunners

Definition of gunrunnersnext
plural of gunrunner
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Noun
  • Similar plant progressions occur by altitude on the mountains, along with the forest’s famed denizens, the wolf, coyote, moose, black bear, lynx, snowshoe hare, tick, mosquito, midge, deerfly, and blackfly.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But at the bottom of a nearby hill, there is also a patch of woods that runs along an old railroad, just large enough, apparently, for a coyote to eke out a living.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The characterization that those killed in the attacks are drug-smugglers has been disputed at times by families of the dead.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The tactic has become more popular with smugglers as police on the beaches try to thwart crossings by puncturing the rafts that groups of migrants have to inflate and carry to the water.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Gunrunners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunrunners. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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