guns (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of gun (for)
as in runs down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guns (for)
  1. runs down
  2. courses
  3. kills
  4. trails
  5. tracks
Verb
  • In the world of Dune, the suit transforms the sweat into drinking water; but in the Mexican desert, the sweat just pools, sticks to my skin and runs down my arms.
    — Kyle Maclachlan, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Neural cells form as a thickening of the ectoderm that runs down the center of the embryo from head to tail.
    — JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of runs down
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  • What could be a stock campus ice-queen role is subverted throughout the season, through the empathy for the character that courses through her performance.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 27 July 2026
  • The same love of equality and freedom that courses through the Declaration motivated her white great-grandmother to campaign for suffrage and her African American grandfather to found a chapter of the NAACP in the Jim Crow South.
    — Michael Kazin, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Definition of courses
Verb
  • But hypertension kills silently, one person at a time, and is the precursor to many heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure.
    — Garth Walker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Hydrogen peroxide acts as a mild disinfectant that kills mold and bacteria and is very helpful for light staining.
    — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of kills
Verb
  • The 1983 documentary heavily trails drivers across the streets of the Iranian capital.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Caminero, the linchpin of the AL-leading Rays’ lineup, trails Schlittler in bWAR by more than a full win.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of trails
Verb
  • Blow Yourself Up is a love story that tracks the evolution of the internet from toy to utility to hellscape, the core technological advance of our lifetime.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Related Stories The story takes place over four days in December and tracks four women spanning three generations.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of tracks
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“Guns (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guns%20%28for%29. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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