top gun

noun

Definition of top gunnext
as in big gun

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Recent Examples of top gun But, given a second shift with the extra man, the Avs' top guns struck. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026 And with the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black just two weeks away, Team USA knows their top gun is locked in, even when the numbers say otherwise. — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 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 See All Example Sentences for top gun
Recent Examples of Synonyms for top gun
  1. big gun
  2. top dog
  3. president
  4. prince
  5. big cheese
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  • After England have raised a glass comes a three-match one-day international series this week when India will welcome back big guns including captain Shubman Gill and legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Clinging to a one-run lead and with the top of the order due up, Tracy went to one of his big guns, calling in Whitlock to put out the fire.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 May 2026
Definition of big gun
Noun
  • In tech, Nvidia's may be the top dog in the AI hardware space, but other players have been making some breakthroughs, like AMD.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Here, the iconic Sandy Lane has long been the island's top dog, pulling in an exclusive clientele.
    — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Definition of top dog
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  • Hiring Epstein as president of baseball operations after the 2011 season led to sweeping changes.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of president
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  • Tom Holland plays Odysseus’ son — who was just a baby when his father left for the Trojan War —the prince of Ithaca, Telemachus.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • She’s set on turning a frog prince, Naveen, back into a human after he’s cursed by an evil voodoo witch doctor, Facilier.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 July 2026
Definition of prince
Noun
  • But a big cheese board affords the chance for people to try something new.
    — Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • So for decades only accredited scholars, the occasional journalist and big cheeses got to see inside.
    — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
Definition of big cheese

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“Top gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20gun. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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