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Recent Examples of gunner
His ability as a punt gunner and run defender helps his projection to become a featured piece of their special teams units during his rookie deal.
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Skowronek, who is an excellent gunner, was the most likely candidate to claim the fifth spot based on his special teams value.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
George Sherman was a 19-year-old tank gunner from Brooklyn when his patrol found Mauthausen.
—Sara J. Brenneis, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
James is a two-tour combat veteran who served as a gunner on convoys in Iraq.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Skowronek, who is an excellent gunner, was the most likely candidate to claim the fifth spot based on his special teams value.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
George Sherman was a 19-year-old tank gunner from Brooklyn when his patrol found Mauthausen.
—Sara J. Brenneis, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
James is a two-tour combat veteran who served as a gunner on convoys in Iraq.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunner
Noun
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At his best, Towns shoots like an archer, drives to the hoop like a rugby bruiser, and glides on his pivot foot, one smooth semicircle after another, like a grade-school protractor with its point puncturing the paper.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Sagittarius: Jessica Huang from Fresh Off the Boat Jessica is direct and blunt, like the archer.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Bradley Fighting Vehicle Looks like a tank but the Bradley has a smaller gun, missiles and carries soldiers into combat.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Cellphone footage posted on social media showed Brown approaching the other man with the gun, then the sound of gunshots as the target ducked his head, according to the footage.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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However, our state continues to suppress fair access opportunities for sportsmen and women.—
Brandon Gleason,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2025
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That was one of his last interviews and, seven months on, those words can feel heartbreakingly poignant after the deterioration that left him, a once supremely fit sportsman, spending his final days at St Nicholas Hospice in Bury St Edmunds.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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Authorities said a gunman impersonating a police officer killed a high-ranking state representative and her husband in their home, and also targeted a state senator and his wife.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
15 June 2025
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Authorities say a masked gunman disguised as a police officer shot and killed Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, a former speaker of the state House, and her husband Mark, and wounded a state senator and his wife early Saturday.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
15 June 2025
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The documentary focuses on the influence Kingsbury had on the film, from both behind and in front of the camera, as the embodiment of Robert Shaw’s iconic shark hunter, Quint.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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With Badlands set to closely follow the adventures of a young Predator hunter trying to prove himself, this feels like only the beginning for an on-screen expansion of these aliens' history and culture.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
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All districts were open to riflemen and bowmen alike.—
Ray Alt,
Outdoor Life,
27 Mar. 2025
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Shortly after, a procession of riflemen and a statue of the Virgin Mary are paraded from San Geronimo de Taos church in front of more than 1,000 onlookers.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Ephesus also includes the remains of the Temple of Artemis (or Diana) a huntress and goddess of fertility.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Located in a panoramic point of Villa d’Este, the Grotto of Diana, the goddess huntress symbolizing virtue, is a cruciform plan nymphaeum located in the Cardinal’s Walk and was built between 1570 and 1572 by Paolo Calandrino.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Gunner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunner. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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