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
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 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
One of the guns says Release the files!
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
The trailer also showcases several brutal fights, an over-flowing oil emergency at the patch, a car accident, and Cami paying witness to two men taking down a third individual with their guns drawn.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
It's taken years of work, but Fifth Third Center shooting survivor Whitney Austin says Kentucky could consider a bipartisan bill next year that would allow guns to be transferred away from people struggling with mental illness.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
The fights encouraged improvisation, with Bond shooting guns and throwing them (and other objects in the environment) at enemies.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Police recovered four guns at that scene and detained a person of interest.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
Restricting trans people from buying guns would either require an act of Congress, or require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which reports to the Justice Department, to broaden the definition of a disqualifying mental health concern to include being transgender.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 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
One of the guns says Release the files!
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
The trailer also showcases several brutal fights, an over-flowing oil emergency at the patch, a car accident, and Cami paying witness to two men taking down a third individual with their guns drawn.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
It's taken years of work, but Fifth Third Center shooting survivor Whitney Austin says Kentucky could consider a bipartisan bill next year that would allow guns to be transferred away from people struggling with mental illness.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
The fights encouraged improvisation, with Bond shooting guns and throwing them (and other objects in the environment) at enemies.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Police recovered four guns at that scene and detained a person of interest.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 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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There’s a park about a 15-minute walk away where Espinoza shoots hoops.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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That said, because the Sasquatch shoots at a whopping 6 x 17 aspect ratio, a standard roll of 120 film – which would ordinarily be good for around a dozen exposures – will only get you four shots … so plan them carefully.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 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
Noun
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Tyson Summers’ Rams defense may not have looked like the Steel Curtain in last week’s loss at Washington, but the Huskies have a different level of offensive weaponry than the Bears.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
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The military parade in Beijing featured thousands of troops marching through Tiananmen Square in a 70-minute display showcasing China’s latest weaponry.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Guns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guns. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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