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Recent Examples of top gun
Meanwhile, there are AI top guns that focus on the money.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
As the top gun of the starting rotation, however, the latter may not be readily available – at least not until the 2025 midseason trade deadline.
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Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
The coach might want to ride the wave since his young top gun won’t always seek permission.
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Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
10 Aug. 2024
River City Firearms gun dealer was found to be one of the top gun shops in the U.S. selling firearms last year that were later used in crimes, including the Old National Bank shooting in Louisville.
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Ray Padilla,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for top gun
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
As the top gun of the starting rotation, however, the latter may not be readily available – at least not until the 2025 midseason trade deadline.
—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
The coach might want to ride the wave since his young top gun won’t always seek permission.
—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
10 Aug. 2024
River City Firearms gun dealer was found to be one of the top gun shops in the U.S. selling firearms last year that were later used in crimes, including the Old National Bank shooting in Louisville.
—
Ray Padilla,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top gun
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The Minnesota Wild’s big guns showed up in a big way Saturday night, and the Avs looked wobbly for the first time in this tournament in a 5-1 loss in Game 3 at Grand Casino Arena.
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Against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, Wrexham twice raced into a two-goal lead only for the half-time of introduction of the Premier League’s ‘big guns’ to underline how far the Welsh club still has to go if their owners’ top flight ambitions are to be realised.
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To pick the top dog, Wirecutter's Katie Quinn and Kathleen Squires joined forces with chef José Andrés founder of World Central Kitchen, to judge the regional specialties.
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McKenna was the top dog in the 2026 draft class for several years, and his one solid season at Penn State just solidified that.
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And this time—unlike the first year of the Chávez administration, when some Venezuelans still saw the new president as a source of hope — neither oil revenues nor all the international aid combined will be enough to mitigate the effects of the most powerful earthquake in a century.
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Republican legislators, taking their lead from a president who sees half the nation as his personal enemy, have put their own party’s interests over the republic’s.
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African prince Akeem is trading palaces, from his lavish kingdom to Queens in search of a woman who loves him for him.
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Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
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But a big cheese board affords the chance for people to try something new.
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Simply Cheetos White Cheddar Puffs These light-colored curls have big cheese flavor, a satisfying crunch and a tart kick that is dangerously delicious.
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“Top gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20gun. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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