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
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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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The company tracks emissions transparently, prioritizes reduction over offsetting, and ensures compliance with recycling and producer responsibility schemes in every market.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The film tracks Chou’s navigation of adolescent relationships, including romantic disappointment and academic pressure, as external political events amplify personal upheavals.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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