as in shoots
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 guns
Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 During each of the robberies and the carjacking, the suspects used guns to demand money, a car, or other items from victims. —Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 Until the guns fall silent, the HAMI will keep Sudan near the top of the world’s misery rankings. —Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026 However, guns are widespread in Turkey, with many security officers allowed to carry and own arms. —Reuters, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026 The officers were stripped of their guns and shields and are being put on desk duty for the duration of the investigation, Tisch said. —Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026 The boy reportedly carried out the violent attack, the second of its kind in as many days in Turkey, with guns belonging to his father, a former police officer, according to Regional Governor Mukerrem Unluer. —Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 If approved by the federal courts, the move would wipe out those convictions and among other things, restore the defendants' right to own guns. —Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026 The third-year head coach then stuck to his guns. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026 The military seemingly guns her down during a confrontation with Hopper and Eleven. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026 One dog manages to escape the store, but Noem quickly catches up to it and brutally guns it down. —Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
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Gun violence is an issue, according to Yancy, who believes easy access to guns among young adults can lead to violence. —Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 During each of the robberies and the carjacking, the suspects used guns to demand money, a car, or other items from victims. —Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 Until the guns fall silent, the HAMI will keep Sudan near the top of the world’s misery rankings. —Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026 However, guns are widespread in Turkey, with many security officers allowed to carry and own arms. —Reuters, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026 The officers were stripped of their guns and shields and are being put on desk duty for the duration of the investigation, Tisch said. —Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026 The boy reportedly carried out the violent attack, the second of its kind in as many days in Turkey, with guns belonging to his father, a former police officer, according to Regional Governor Mukerrem Unluer. —Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 If approved by the federal courts, the move would wipe out those convictions and among other things, restore the defendants' right to own guns. —Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026 The third-year head coach then stuck to his guns. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
Both guns the suspect used in the shooting were acquired legally in San Antonio in 2017, Davis said. —Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026 The military seemingly guns her down during a confrontation with Hopper and Eleven. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026 One dog manages to escape the store, but Noem quickly catches up to it and brutally guns it down. —Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guns
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The negotiators discussed the Strait of Hormuz, Baghaei said, but did not mention discussion of nuclear weapons.— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Back in Illinois, state lawmakers are considering a gun bill that would require pistol manufacturers to redesign models that can easily be turned into automatic weapons.— Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
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In footage posted to X by Mayor Eric Adams on Friday, dozens of bystanders can be seen filming as Jaden is savagely beaten, when one of his attackers draws a firearm and shoots him at point-blank range.— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Ochoa shoots a three-under 69 in the final round of the Ginn Open and beats rookie Yani Tseng by three strokes for her fifth victory in six starts.— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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The firing was effective, achieving operational results and introducing new artillery capabilities, thereby reducing the threat posed to IDF troops and Israeli civilians.— Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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The marks, which are sandwiched between towers once used to scout for armies and to allow archers and other artillery-throwers to fend off enemy incursions, are arrayed in a way that suggests they may have been left by a repeating dart-thrower called a polybolos.— Taylor Mitchell Brown, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
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The van’s speakers played a high-volume mashup of construction sounds, Jordan Peterson lectures, Marine Corps drills, and mumbling voices.— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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Skeleton drills with rags hanging from their shorts.— Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Trump has threatened to apply 50% duties on goods from countries supplying Iran with weaponry.— Hadriana Lowenkron, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
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The Bronze age in China was thus not only characterized by its bronze tools and weaponry, but by its advanced social and political structures.— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Guns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/guns. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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