tommy-gunning

Definition of tommy-gunningnext
present participle of tommy-gun

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Verb
  • During her briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed what border czar Tom Homan will be doing in Minnesota.
    Karen Cortes, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
  • It’s been only about three weeks since Trump toppled Maduro, and already a long line of other flashpoints — from immigration enforcement to Greenland — are distracting attention from what his administration is doing in Caracas.
    Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Iran itself is destroying homes and schools, killing and wounding dozens, and disrupting daily life, sometimes beyond recognition.
    Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But destroying much of Iran’s ability to project power and attacking the security forces that suppress the Iranian public will surely hasten the regime’s collapse.
    Dennis Ross, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Outdoor Voices, once the toast of the category, faded into restructuring, wiping out its entire social media presence.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • At least 61,000 people living in the Gaza Strip have died in Israel’s subsequent military campaign aimed at wiping out Hamas and recovering the hostages.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Three glide bombs struck the center of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing four people, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, said Tuesday.
    HANNA ARHIROVA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The 16-year-old son of slaying victim Yesenia Hall heard his mom’s screams from the bedroom of their third-floor apartment early Saturday.
    Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Robert Early Madden, 37, was found guilty by a San Diego Superior Court jury of first-degree murder and a special circumstance allegation of committing the killing during a robbery for the July 15, 2024, slaying of 38-year-old Senait Legesse.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • And Hanceville’s fate is as murky as the fog that pours in at night, blotting out buildings and blackening the road ahead.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
  • But two shootings of US citizens and scenes of unrest in Minnesota are blotting out any hope of that.
    Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Health insurance costs and dispatching fees keep increasing.
    Igor Studenkov, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Staff member Brandon Richards, who made $136,000 last year, is tasked with quickly dispatching responses to information the governor’s team deems inaccurate or misleading that is spread on social media and in the media.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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
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“Tommy-gunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tommy-gunning. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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