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
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Both cases are apt to serve as models for how to prevent the kind of school shootings still plaguing the nation and could set legal precedent for who shoulders the blame when children have access to guns and open fire on campus.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
When a Miami weapons buyer for a powerful Haitian gang inquired why the group needed the guns he had been asked to illegally purchase from South Florida shops, the response was simple.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
They are accused of stockpiling guns and ammunition, practicing shooting and scouting a strip of LGBT nightclubs in Ferndale as potential targets, according to a federal criminal complaint.
—Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
No one around here is rolling around with any guns.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
Guests are immersed into a storyline and given laser guns that shoot at different characters.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Strong language, guns and more await you.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Kibbutz Be’eri resident and triathlete Meydan was saved while out biking on October 7 by Bedouin worker Hisham Alkarnawi as Hamas fighters closed in, guns blazing.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
This myopia dates back almost to the moment when the guns fell silent and the peace treaty was signed.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Both cases are apt to serve as models for how to prevent the kind of school shootings still plaguing the nation and could set legal precedent for who shoulders the blame when children have access to guns and open fire on campus.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
When a Miami weapons buyer for a powerful Haitian gang inquired why the group needed the guns he had been asked to illegally purchase from South Florida shops, the response was simple.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
They are accused of stockpiling guns and ammunition, practicing shooting and scouting a strip of LGBT nightclubs in Ferndale as potential targets, according to a federal criminal complaint.
—Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
No one around here is rolling around with any guns.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
Guests are immersed into a storyline and given laser guns that shoot at different characters.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Strong language, guns and more await you.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Kibbutz Be’eri resident and triathlete Meydan was saved while out biking on October 7 by Bedouin worker Hisham Alkarnawi as Hamas fighters closed in, guns blazing.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 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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The peace declaration included a commitment to withdraw heavy weapons from the border, de-mining efforts, and to de-escalate tensions that erupted into the brief but deadly border conflict.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has ceased its financial relationships with weapons manufacturers Northrop Grumman and RTX (formerly Raytheon), according to the organization.—
James Factora,
Them.,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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While Garfield is walking through Washington’s Baltimore and Potomac train station with his two sons and Blaine (then Secretary of State), Guiteau shoots the President in the back.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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In Argentina, the journey to the Devil’s Throat begins aboard the open-air Ecological Train and ends at a balcony that shoots out over the falls.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Frequent drone and artillery attacks on the key highway and rail line have forced Kyiv to find alternative supply routes, shifting the hub function away from Pokrovsk – a major success for the Russians.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Earlier Tuesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the country detected North Korea test-firing around 10 rounds of artillery toward its western waters on Monday, shortly before Hegseth arrived at an inter-Korean border village with Ahn to begin his two-day visit to South Korea.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The state also limited preseason contact drills to six hours total and banned spring and summer practices.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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If New England drills the Dolphins, head coach Mike McDaniel might not make it to Week 3.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Like many law enforcement agencies since 9/11, the CBP has substantially beefed up its equipment with military-style weaponry and aircraft, including a fleet of Black Hawk helicopters and Predator drones.—
Andy Rose 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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That’s how troublesome Miami’s arsenal of weaponry has become.—
Omar Kelly
Updated October 31,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Guns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guns. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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