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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
Danielle Bacher, People.com, 31 July 2025
The film’s most bravura sequence sees Nate holding up a gas station while Polly looks on, horrified, when another customer whips out a gun.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Kyle Denis: In terms of albums… maybe wait a little longer into the run of a Morgan Wallen album before gunning for the top of the Billboard 200.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 July 2025
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Noun
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the couple was shot with their own gun.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 31 July 2025
The film’s most bravura sequence sees Nate holding up a gas station while Polly looks on, horrified, when another customer whips out a gun.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Verb
The trio gunned Dodson down in retaliation, police believe.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Kyle Denis: In terms of albums… maybe wait a little longer into the run of a Morgan Wallen album before gunning for the top of the Billboard 200.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gun
Noun
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That’s about when Derrick Perry, the other Marine, pulled out his firearm as others screamed at Gille to drop the knife.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 July 2025
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Investigators also learned Becton had pointed firearms at and threatened a previous girlfriend, according to the affidavit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military targets on Thursday as Cambodia fired rockets and artillery, killing at least 11 civilians, in a dramatic escalation of a long-running border row between the two neighbours.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
24 July 2025
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Thailand said Cambodian artillery fire into civilian areas killed at least 10 people and injured at least 14 others.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Another relative said Vang then threatened her and another woman while the two were in a car in the driveway and that his finger was on the trigger of a rifle pointed at the car.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
22 July 2025
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The families have also filed a lawsuit against Daniel Defense, which manufactured the AR-style rifle used in the May 24, 2022, shooting.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
21 July 2025
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Once the first seven vertebrae are drilled, Ross takes over on the left side to drill holes on the same vertebrae on the opposite side of the spinal cord.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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However, the noise could be caused by a woodpecker drilling on the gutters or near to one of them.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
21 July 2025
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“Gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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