tommy-gunning

present participle of tommy-gun

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Verb
  • The military has also been targeting and destroying high-rise buildings surrounding displacement camps, crowding Gaza City’s residents into ever-smaller spaces.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Ultimately, North was found guilty of destroying official documents, accepting a home security system as a gift and obstructing Congress in 1989.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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
  • The apology came less than 24 hours after an unidentified shooter opened fire at a college university killing Kirk, a media personality and author.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Come to the table, as Republicans and Democrats, to pass solutions to the epidemic of gun violence that’s killing both of us.
    Gabby Giffords, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Just a few weeks ago, Chloë Sevigny was busy slaying the Venice Film Festival red carpet in extremely-cool Simone Rocha and Saint Laurent looks.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Mangione is accused of slaying UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson late last year.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Unfortunately, the 2025 Perseids happened to coincide with the appearance of a waxing gibbous moon, which bleached the sky with moonlight, blotting out all but the brightest members of the ancient meteor shower.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Lee said the ministry is dispatching diplomats from its embassy in Washington and consulate in Atlanta to the site, and planning to form an on-site response team.
    Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The plan is to pass the bill produced by that negotiation first through the House and then send it to the Senate before dispatching it to Trump for his signature.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The first phase of the project also requires felling 50 square miles of pristine rainforest.
    M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Tommy-gunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tommy-gunning. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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