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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guns (for)
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As a precaution, the district continues to advise residents to avoid contact with waterways in southwest Jefferson County, including Northern Ditch, Southern Ditch and Pond Creek, which runs down to the Salt River.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Nov. 2025 -
This is the moment when Tyrique George runs down the right flank and sends a cross into the area, which takes a bit of a deflection.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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More fundamentally, the Christian nationalism that courses through Project 2025 has been somewhat eclipsed by other priorities.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
29 Dec. 2025
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Storrie plays a young inmate in the film who attacks and ultimately kills Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) in Arkham Asylum.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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Statewide in California, the population of between 50 and 70 wolves were responsible for 175 livestock kills between January and October of last year, state data show.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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At 41 million subscribers, Peacock significantly trails other subscription players in streaming.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2026
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The companies said the deal would accelerate KFC's expansion in the country and help revitalize Pizza Hut, which trails market leader Domino's by a wide margin.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2026
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To avoid this, MechStyle tracks where risky changes occur and only reruns physics checks when needed.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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According to Downdetector, which tracks reports and problem indicators online, more than 180,000 users reported outages at one point.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 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 Jan. 2026.
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