Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guns (for)
Verb
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Rosie runs down the road to greet her owner.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Forbes senior contributor Dave Altavilla runs down the tech specs of the new platform and its developer tools.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Gay attraction, for David (and this, too, echoes across Baldwin’s work), can only ever be masc4masc; effeminacy always kills desire.—
Garth Greenwell,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The assault keeps him out of the combine and more or less kills his momentum.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Despite recent state investments, North Carolina still trails much of the country in mental health funding.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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Boston now trails by 5 1/2 games.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a letter to Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox, Jackson demanded that the department place Dever on its Brady list, which tracks officers whose credibility has been hit due to alleged misconduct.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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ReHeardle tracks your statistics too.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Guns (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guns%20%28for%29. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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