as in shoots
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 Synonyms for guns
Verb
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The Suns just kind of slowly dribble up the court and then meander with the ball until either Durant or Devin Booker shoots a jump shot.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025 -
Only one team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, shoots the deep ball with more accuracy than the Knicks this season.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In the video, a man wearing a skull mask and military goggles mounts a camera to his chest and displays his artillery.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The base was first established in 1940 as an anti-aircraft training and artillery manufacturing center.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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An array of powerful weaponry The new warships, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, will have 32 Mk 41 vertical launch cells, capable of firing surface-to-air missiles and anti-ship missiles, the Defense Ministry said.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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Production of the weaponry in the U.S. is done via a partnership with Raytheon -- an American defense contractor -- and the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.—
Ella McCarthy,
Arkansas Online,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Guns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guns. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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