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
John Feinblatt, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The American electorate has made its views on guns clear again and again.
—John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Wolfson, echoing the position of his organization, said guns should not be permitted on college campuses.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The guns are fun evolutions of what’s come before.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Your 2nd amendment was written for guns that took powder.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Long Walk also had the disadvantage, in Hamill's eyes, of heavily featuring guns.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Stone said the group understands there are uses for guns in hunting and self-defense, but assault rifles should not be in public spaces because they are intended to cause the most harm.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
State law prohibits the use of life fire, live ammunition or actual guns during the gun safety training.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
And in Utah, where Kirk was murdered, lawmakers recently changed the law to clarify that people can openly carry guns on college campuses, including students as young as 18 years old.
—John Feinblatt, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The American electorate has made its views on guns clear again and again.
—John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Wolfson, echoing the position of his organization, said guns should not be permitted on college campuses.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The guns are fun evolutions of what’s come before.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Your 2nd amendment was written for guns that took powder.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Long Walk also had the disadvantage, in Hamill's eyes, of heavily featuring guns.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Stone said the group understands there are uses for guns in hunting and self-defense, but assault rifles should not be in public spaces because they are intended to cause the most harm.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
State law prohibits the use of life fire, live ammunition or actual guns during the gun safety training.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guns
Noun
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So far in September, Russian forces conducted two major airstrikes of 500 airborne weapons, with 2,147 drones dispatched in total.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The United States is moving forward with plans to establish what could become the world’s largest weapons manufacturing hub in the Philippines’ Subic Bay, once home to the biggest US naval base in Asia, to counter China’s expanding military presence in the region.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An officer then shoots Hill multiple times with a pepper gun and tells him to get on the ground.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ben Simmons #25 of the Los Angeles Clippers shoots the ball against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first half at Intuit Dome on March 23, 2025 in Inglewood, California.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lethal drones have pushed traditional missiles and artillery to the sidelines.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Remnants of concrete German artillery bunkers and machine gun nests litter the coastline.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Parsons attended Cowboys practices during training camp but has not participated in any team drills.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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After sitting out of Saturday’s team drills with arm soreness, Sanders was a full participant at Monday’s practice, but Flacco took all of the first-team reps during the 11-on-11 portion, according to ESPN.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Norwegian Sea test marks the Air Force’s latest effort to integrate anti-ship weaponry onto its aircraft to counter rising adversarial naval challenges.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Terrorist groups have increasingly gained access to more sophisticated weaponry through state support like that provided by Iran to groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Guns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guns. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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