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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
Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Mamdani said the killing is a reminder that much work still needs to be done to reduce gun violence.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
The Eisenhower administration wanted Trujillo removed but ultimately a group of Dominican dissidents gunned him down.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
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Noun
In 2020, West Virginia officials invited certain Virginia localities to consider joining West Virginia amid disputes over gun and tax policies, an overture that drew attention but did not change borders.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Mamdani said the killing is a reminder that much work still needs to be done to reduce gun violence.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
The teaser also offers the first look at Robert Pattinson as Scytale, the shape-shifting antagonist gunning to take down Paul.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
The Eisenhower administration wanted Trujillo removed but ultimately a group of Dominican dissidents gunned him down.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gun
Noun
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Bush was charged with murder, home invasion and criminal possession of a firearm.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Bush is charged with murder, home invasion and criminal possession of a firearm, and is being held in lieu of a $2 million court set bond.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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One of the reasons American troops would be vulnerable on Kharg Island is its close proximity to the Iranian mainland, from which missiles, drones and artillery could be fired.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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One of the reasons American troops would be vulnerable on Kharg Island is its close proximity — about 21 miles — to the Iranian mainland, from which missiles, drones and artillery could be fired.—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Less than an hour later, a 25-year-old man was shot twice in his right arm and twice in his right leg at Creston Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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In the last seconds of the finale, Ari Haswari (Rudolf Martin) shoots Todd dead — still the series’ most shocking moment over the decades.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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According to investigators, Ghazali was also armed with a rifle and killed himself after exchanging gunfire with the synagogue's security guards.—
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Ghazali, armed with a rifle, allegedly rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel, one of the nation’s largest Reform Jewish synagogues.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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No arrests have been made, and no weapons have been recovered at this time.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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According to reports, Japan hopes to develop lots of cheap, long-range (621 mile/1,000 km+) weapons that can overwhelm any potential rival in the future.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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In the summer of 1969, less than six months after the spill, several additional wells were drilled from Platform A.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Semien drilled a two-run homer to center off Mahle in the fourth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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