Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for machine-gunned
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Two days shy of the one-year anniversary of a tragedy that killed 67 people near the nation’s capital, the National Transportation Safety Board will meet to determine the probable cause of the midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026 -
The fire killed two people, destroyed 1,084 homes and businesses and did more than $2 billion in property damage.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Holy Innocents School posted on Facebook that the school’s church hall was broken into and destroyed.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The structure was destroyed during World War II and numerous frescoes were lost in raids, according to Jubilee 2025.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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One of them, the Luisita Golf Course and Country Club, was built over a former sugar plantation where 14 striking workers were massacred in 2004.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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The main argument, though, was fragmentation for the sake of peace among the population - that is, for the benefit of the people being massacred by a powerful central regime, now and in years past.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Kurds have been marginalized, persecuted and slaughtered by the likes of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and before those states existed, the Ottoman Empire.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Thousands of English troops were being slaughtered in the trench warfare against Germany.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Thomas Nelson Highway and Oak Ridge Road near the unincorporated community of Arrington after receiving a report of a kangaroo blocking traffic.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Officers immediately dispatched to the parking lot at 1094 North Colony Road outside a Panera Bread.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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France passed an annual budget, ending a long-running debacle that felled prime ministers, amplified support for the far right, and raised doubts over the country’s long-term finances.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, every member of his patrol survived, except Travis, who was felled by an enemy sniper.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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This is the second time his beloved arid succulent has been butchered, with the first incident taking place in 2022.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Because, like other market animals, even the plush, adorable bovine winners end up butchered and sent to supermarkets.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Machine-gunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machine-gunned. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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