Thesaurus results for GUNS

guns 1 of 2

noun

plural of gun

as in weapons

large firearms (as cannons or rockets) the field commander called for the big guns to be deployed for the full-scale assault

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verb

present tense third-person singular of gun

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 guns

Noun

Their guns, jackets, and portable record players are all adorned with their name. — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026 His administration has repeatedly centered its policy battles in the state, including on immigration, transgender athletes, guns, voting rights and especially — electric vehicles. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 In perhaps the coolest reversal in the show thus far, the Lanterns are attacked with guns that produce darkness, which manifests here as smoke but prevents them from seeing or creating light constructs. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026 The design calls for nine large naval guns alongside extensive missile capacity. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 Officers also found two guns inside the vehicle, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2026 Police said two guns were found inside the vehicle, and the four teens inside the vehicle were detained. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 The occupants of two cars reportedly fired guns at each other Friday night on Route 59 near Aurora Avenue, according to Naperville police. — Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Sticking to your guns can backfire as Mars and Saturn square off. — Usa Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Verb

Both guns the suspect used in the shooting were acquired legally in San Antonio in 2017, Davis said. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026 The military seemingly guns her down during a confrontation with Hopper and Eleven. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026 One dog manages to escape the store, but Noem quickly catches up to it and brutally guns it down. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Ordonez alleges he was kidnapped by two people who threatened him, blindfolded him, had weapons and inserted a syringe into his neck.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Western officials suspect that the traces could provide evidence that Iran had a secret nuclear weapons program until 2003.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of weapons

Verb

As rehearsals move forward, Eisenberg repeats key scenes in the play and shoots them differently each time, his camera coming to represent Mona’s shifting perspective.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
Salaün relishes a contest on her 3-pointer and shoots better with a defender in her face.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of shoots

Noun

That includes more than 10,000 armored and protected vehicles, close to 3,000 air defense and artillery systems, and over 370 aircraft and helicopters, Knighton said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
That includes more than 10,000 armored and protected vehicles, close to 3,000 air defense and artillery systems, and more than 370 aircraft and helicopters, Knighton said.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of artillery

Verb

Fervo drills a pair of wells more than 2 miles deep, including a lateral well that can extend for more than a mile horizontally.

— Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Berrios is sidelined right now by a soft tissue injury but was running pretty well on the side of team drills Monday.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of drills

Noun

Before this dilemma can play out, Hal triggers an Indiana Jones–esque booby trap inside the compound’s stronghold, summoning Macon’s men with their advanced weaponry.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Even inside of a share-the-wealth Bears offense with impressive weaponry at all the skill positions, Loveland can sniff 90 catches, 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns this season.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

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