Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guns (for)
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Izzy Rodriguez made one of her patented overlapping runs down the left-hand side of the field and then played a perfect cross into the middle.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Brundage combined with sophomore defender Brooklynn Sosa multiple times throughout the match, with Sosa constantly making attacking runs down the right.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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But Open, Heaven also courses with youth’s great agony, the cruelty that learning to love should be inexorably followed by learning to grieve its undoing.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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Such is the power of cachaça, the essential and irresistible Brazilian sugar cane spirit that courses through each round of tropical cocktails passed across the bar.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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Spilling kills ocean wildlife, fouls beaches and disrupts coastal economies.—
Kristen Monsell,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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Tragically, a collision which kills a parent bird may lead to the deaths of babies in the nest, too.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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MoneyLion also notes that Florida trails Texas closely in affordability, with seven cities on the list.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Minnesota trails Dallas by two points for second place in the Central Division and Western Conference heading into their showdown Thursday in Texas.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks whether states can handle the most common type of benefit application within a 45-day window.—
Sam Whitehead,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Windward, a maritime intelligence firm that tracks international shipping, said all ships transiting the strait must still coordinate safe passage with Iranian authorities, who are requiring hefty tolls of up to $1 a barrel for outbound oil, paid in cryptocurrency.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Guns (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guns%20%28for%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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