machine-gunning

verb

present participle of machine-gun
as in killing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machine-gunning
  1. killing
  2. destroying
  3. dispatching
  4. slaying
  5. slaughtering
  6. massacring
  7. annihilating
  8. decimating
Verb
  • In March, Nebraska’s Morrill Fire tore through 642,000 acres to become the largest in state history, killing one person and razing vast stretches of cattle country.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In 2016, wildlife officials closed 183 miles (295 kilometers) of the Yellowstone River to fishing, rafting and other activities to prevent a parasite suspected of killing tens of thousands of fish from spreading further in the low and warm water.
    — Matthew Brown, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of killing
Verb
  • The fire ripped through hillside neighborhoods, destroying mansions with spectacular ocean views.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • At that tipping point, the only solution is for oil prices to surge, destroying enough demand for oil that the market can return to equilibrium.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroying
Verb
  • Weiss dramatically overhauled the program in May and June, dispatching half the on-air staff and several senior producers.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Ukraine became the latest country to send help, dispatching 70 people and 10 vehicles in the coming days, Nunez said.
    — Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of dispatching
Verb
  • Symbolism Historically, dragon-slaying stories portrayed the treasure hoard as the ultimate test of a hero’s character.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Foster, 58, was ordered held without bail on Thursday for slaying 39-year-old Julia Anderson during a property dispute, cops said.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Definition of slaying
Verb
  • Disease had significantly weakened Tenochtitlán’s ability to withstand Cortés’s siege, and the Europeans eventually wore the Aztec warriors down and broke through the city’s defenses, slaughtering the Aztecs and destroying the city.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
  • Later on, plundering Barbary pirates raided Mallorca, looting possessions, slaughtering inhabitants and capturing others for the slave trade.
    — Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Definition of slaughtering
Verb
  • Nawrocki this month stripped Zelenskyy of Poland’s highest state honor, because Zelenskyy named a military unit after a Ukrainian paramilitary organization accused of massacring Poles during the war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026
  • President Karol Nawrocki decided to strip Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle over the Ukrainian leader’s decision to name a military unit after a Ukrainian paramilitary organization accused of massacring Poles during World War II.
    — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Definition of massacring
Verb
  • As an arachnid alien-annihilating action game, Helldivers seems like the perfect recipe for a popcorn flick.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • Chess is about annihilating your opponent.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Definition of annihilating
Verb
  • Smallpox began decimating Indigenous populations shortly after European colonizers arrived in the Americas during the late 15th century.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
  • The Devil, a native marsupial unique to Tasmania, is under threat from Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) which is decimating numbers throughout Tasmania.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of decimating
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“Machine-gunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machine-gunning. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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