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as in firearm
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder
while her father preferred hunting with a crossbow, she preferred a gun
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as in to shoot
to strike with a missile from a gun
traded stories of the Wild West, when outlaws gunned men down in broad daylight and in cold blood
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Recent Examples of gun
Harry Harris, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
To achieve such cosmic speeds, NASA’s guns combine an initial stage relying on gunpowder that is subsequently boosted by a second stage of highly compressed hydrogen gas.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
The political situation, the museum said, has made corporate donors gun shy.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Police said previously that officers contacted Ruiz at the residence and said Ruiz threatened to shoot officers and came out of the apartment armed with a gun.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
To achieve such cosmic speeds, NASA’s guns combine an initial stage relying on gunpowder that is subsequently boosted by a second stage of highly compressed hydrogen gas.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
Hard-liners, however, are not buying it, convinced that the final product will be more closely aligned with the Senate’s instructions — a fact that moderates are gunning for amid worries over potential cuts to social safety net programs.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
The political situation, the museum said, has made corporate donors gun shy.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gun
Noun
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Many aspects of American life—for instance, the view held by many Americans that freedom and the right to bear firearms are inextricable—do not resonate outside the United States.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Johnson also spoke about the importance of properly securing firearms and using gun locks.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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North Korea has emerged as a major supplier of artillery shells and other munitions to Russia, and is the only nation outside of Moscow and Kyiv to have formally committed military forces to the war in Eastern Europe.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Zelensky added that, according to military reports, Russian assaults and artillery fire continued along parts of the 600-mile front line.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lawmakers raised the rifle buying age to 21 in 2018 after the Parkland shooting.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Former Attorney General Merrick Garland said in October that the Justice Department foiled the plot as the men bought the rifles from an undercover FBI employee.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The same rescission notice mentions another Biden-era rule that established stronger protections against drilling in the Western Arctic.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2025
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Much of the remaining top-tier inventory is already drilled.—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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