tommy-gunning

present participle of tommy-gun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tommy-gunning
Verb
  • Online records show that Lamb was charged with homicide, kidnap-false imprisonment, evidence-destroying and procure for prostitute.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • But if enacted, some of the ideas proposed also risk destroying a nascent private sector and worsening the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Tigers had an even easier time, dispatching Alabama State 83-63.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Maryland men’s basketball cruised through its first-round NCAA Tournament matchup, dispatching Grand Canyon, 81-49.
    Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Tommy-gunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tommy-gunning. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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