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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North Korea has emerged as a major supplier of artillery shells and other munitions to Russia, and is the only nation outside of Moscow and Kyiv to have formally committed military forces to the war in Eastern Europe.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Zelensky added that, according to military reports, Russian assaults and artillery fire continued along parts of the 600-mile front line.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In Jaipur, Vance said India could buy more American weaponry and highlighted the prospects for U.S. energy companies in India.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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And according to the Kiel Institute, which monitors aid to Ukraine, European countries have provided even more aid to Ukraine than the US – first by using their own existing arsenals and then by procuring weaponry from Western defense industries.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Guns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guns. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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