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
Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
In a dramatic scene, officers were captured on video approaching the home with guns drawn, looking for a suspect.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Police recovered multiple guns at the scene.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
At that house, 911 calls reporting guns and parties were frequent, and over a dozen vehicles were parked in the front yard.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Officials said multiple people fired guns during the shooting.
—Erik Verduzco, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Gun violence is an issue, according to Yancy, who believes easy access to guns among young adults can lead to violence.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Until the guns fall silent, the HAMI will keep Sudan near the top of the world’s misery rankings.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
However, guns are widespread in Turkey, with many security officers allowed to carry and own arms.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
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
Noun
Now, even as the guns have temporarily quieted, the core conditions that led to the war remain unchanged — leaving negotiators to grapple with the same unresolved question at the heart of the conflict.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
In a dramatic scene, officers were captured on video approaching the home with guns drawn, looking for a suspect.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Police recovered multiple guns at the scene.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
At that house, 911 calls reporting guns and parties were frequent, and over a dozen vehicles were parked in the front yard.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Officials said multiple people fired guns during the shooting.
—Erik Verduzco, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Gun violence is an issue, according to Yancy, who believes easy access to guns among young adults can lead to violence.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Until the guns fall silent, the HAMI will keep Sudan near the top of the world’s misery rankings.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
However, guns are widespread in Turkey, with many security officers allowed to carry and own arms.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 Apr. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guns
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Amodei cited the concern that Anthropic technology would be used for fully autonomous lethal weapons whose decisions were made without human involvement — and the potential for AI to be used for mass domestic surveillance on an unprecedented scale.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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In addition to SBIs to defend against missile attacks, Golden Dome will include lower-altitude and ground-based munitions suited for eliminating drones and other smaller, slower-moving aerial weapons.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In footage posted to X by Mayor Eric Adams on Friday, dozens of bystanders can be seen filming as Jaden is savagely beaten, when one of his attackers draws a firearm and shoots him at point-blank range.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Ochoa shoots a three-under 69 in the final round of the Ginn Open and beats rookie Yani Tseng by three strokes for her fifth victory in six starts.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The firing was effective, achieving operational results and introducing new artillery capabilities, thereby reducing the threat posed to IDF troops and Israeli civilians.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The marks, which are sandwiched between towers once used to scout for armies and to allow archers and other artillery-throwers to fend off enemy incursions, are arrayed in a way that suggests they may have been left by a repeating dart-thrower called a polybolos.—
Taylor Mitchell Brown,
Scientific American,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The van’s speakers played a high-volume mashup of construction sounds, Jordan Peterson lectures, Marine Corps drills, and mumbling voices.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Skeleton drills with rags hanging from their shorts.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The ship carries a range of other weaponry, including torpedoes, Tomahawk missiles for land attacks, Standard interceptors for ballistic missile defense and Sea Sparrow missiles for short-range missile and aircraft defense.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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Trump has threatened to apply 50% duties on goods from countries supplying Iran with weaponry.—
Hadriana Lowenkron,
Bloomberg,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Guns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guns. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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