as in drilled
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 gunned
Reading the water’s depth from its color, Parrish slow-gunned the outboard motor through the sandbars as turtles fled from our bow wave.
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Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
As usual, Florida was out-gunned by nearly 25% from 3.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
Alexander gunned from the outfield to Moreno at the dish, and Narváez was out to end the inning.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunned
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While heavy crude oil is what is predominantly being drilled for today, its viscous consistency and high levels of metals and sulfur mean extracting and refining this product is significantly more costly than its light crude counterpart.—
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Capping two solid seasons for the Huskies, Freeman drilled a 49-yard field goal off the frozen, slick turf in frigid weather, worth noting for NFL teams in the Northeast and Upper Midwest.—
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Turcotte found the puck and popped in his third goal of the season.—
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And in November, Puma shares popped up again, this time on rumblings that China’s sportswear firm Anta Sports could be eyeing the German athletic brand.—
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Good died Wednesday after being shot by an agent while in her vehicle.—
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Two of the monkeys had applauded the event with hopping and grunts, but the other three had shot like arrows into the trees, chasing after the peculiar bird that had remained indifferent to their antics.—
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
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Several districts in Kyiv were hit in the attack and an emergency medical aid worker was among those killed, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.—
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Instead, the shotgun approach keeps SNL plugged into the political conversation in a way that suits a politician with zero chill or focus.—
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Up front, senior Kahlil Williams and junior Rico Henderson plugged up the middle of the line, while junior Ben Rink and sophomore Lucas Lawson brought athleticism to the defensive end positions that Skyline couldn’t match.—
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In September, at least 89 Christians were reportedly slaughtered by jihadists at a funeral and in surrounding fields.—
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That premonition rings true when his parents (Tara Buckman, Geoff Hansen) are slaughtered by a carjacker dressed as Old Saint Nick himself (Charles Dierkop) just hours later, condemning the toddler into further moral compass trauma at an orphanage run by a domineering Mother Superior nun from Hell.—
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The couple's appearance comes just days after Cher appeared on Shepard's Armchair Expert and dropped a few awkward moments with the hosts.—
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On Philadelphia's final drive, Brown dropped a pass on third-and-five from quarterback Jalen Hurts that went right through his hands.—
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The Palisades fire killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures, becoming the third-most destructive fire in state history.—
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One year after the Palisades Fire leveled entire neighborhoods and destroyed thousands of homes, one Malibu resident is stepping up to help rebuild his community with his architectural expertise.—
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“Gunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunned. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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