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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
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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Despite withholding air defense missiles and precision artillery, Trump clarified that America would continue supporting Ukraine as Russia steps up its offensive.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Fox News confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. has stopped sending weapons such as Patriot missile interceptors and 155 mm artillery shells.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Allies may choose to avoid acquiring U.S.-made weaponry for fear that Washington or an American company might deny them permission to use it in a crisis—just as Musk denied Ukraine the ability to use his Starlink communications network to carry out an attack on Russian forces in Crimea in 2022.—
KORI SCHAKE,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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But whether or not the material needed for nuclear power is being diverted for nuclear weaponry remains unclear.—
Robert Polner,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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“Guns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guns. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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