gunsels

Definition of gunselsnext
plural of gunsel, slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunsels
Noun
  • Officers in a helicopter located the car at an undisclosed location in South San Jose and with guns deployed, pulled over the driver and arrested him there.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Across California, and the nation, citizens and noncitizens alike have reported being beaten and harassed, having guns pointed at them without provocation and being detained without basic rights for days.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The gangsters grew powerful running liquor during Prohibition.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Beset by gangs and guns, the Haçienda faltered in the ’90s despite clever-sounding schemes such as replacing the club’s security with the gangsters themselves.
    Andrew Holter, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Even the Democrat hacks at Massport understood the insanity of dumping hundreds more of these thugs into one of the few functioning hubs of commercial activity left in New England.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Of course, Sarah and her mom continue to believe that God is on their side, even after the family home is attacked by oil company thugs and a reliable ally winds up on the wrong end of a shotgun.
    Joe Leydon, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Aleah and Grasso end up saving Lizzie’s ass and capturing the hoodlums.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • However, hoodlums and thugs who throw objects at the players give up their rights and should be removed, charged, and possibly jailed.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • When Ferrara was starting out, private investment in low-budget films was spurred by tax loopholes, a way for doctors, dentists, and racketeers to get rid of extra cash that would otherwise wind up in Uncle Sam’s grubby mitts.
    Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There was also a lot of speculation that Ruby was involved with organized crime, as he was known to be friends with mobsters, mafia members and other members of the criminal underworld.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
  • There, surrounded by mobsters, the future moviemaker embraced Catholicism and the Italian code of omertà.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Gunsels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunsels. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.

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