tommy-gunning

verb

present participle of tommy-gun
as in firing (at)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tommy-gunning
  1. doing in
  2. destroying
  3. wiping out
  4. killing
  5. slaying
  6. blotting out
  7. dispatching
  8. felling
Verb
  • This is so different from what everybody else is doing in protein.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That also adds more delicate work like kitting and sorting to what Digit is already doing in bulk material handling.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of doing in
Verb
  • Gen gets to bust out her flapper dress only to witness the most horrific, awful, potentially career-destroying failure … the caviar, oysters, and bread are all crowded onto the bread plate.
    — Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The three were accused of destroying property of value less than $1,000.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroying
Verb
  • Shares slumped 16% for a third straight session of losses, wiping out $400 billion in market cap on Monday alone.
    — Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026
Definition of wiping out
Verb
  • Prosecutors say after killing her children, Clancy cut her wrists and neck and jumped from a second-story window, leaving her partially paralyzed.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group attacked a village in Congo near the border with Uganda early Saturday, killing at least 13 people and burning and looting homes, a local civil society group said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of killing
Verb
  • The Manson murders spawned at least one copycat slaying in February 1970, The New York Times reported.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of slaying
Verb
  • For a few minutes at each end of that window, the moon’s edge will appear to align with that of the sun, blotting out the star’s fierce light and revealing the wispy corona off to one side.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
  • From up in the space shuttle, in 1983, astronaut Sally Ride could see the pollution blotting out her Los Angeles hometown.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of blotting out
Verb
  • With fires now happening everywhere all at once, nations will be constrained in their ability to come to each other’s aid by dispatching firefighters and equipment.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of dispatching
Verb
  • In wildfire prone areas, that can mean felling trees and clearing vegetation to create a defense zone around homes and buildings.
    — Contessa Brewer,Dawn Giel, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
  • While Healey, 54, was bogged down over issues like Canadian energy, trade, tourism and tariffs, as well as meetings with Canadian premiers, Wu, 40, was in Nova Scotia felling a huge Christmas tree.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of felling
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