gun down
phrasal verb
gunned down; gunning down; guns down
: to shoot (someone) with a gun
He was gunned down in the street.
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In December, when the C.E.O. of UnitedHealthcare was gunned down in midtown Manhattan, an outpouring of online tomfoolery unfolded alongside the news story itself.
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Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
The Woodland Police Department arrested a 20-year-old man early Tuesday on suspicion of gunning down a teenager last year just days before Christmas, authorities said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Patel's post also referenced the death of two police officers in Virginia Beach who were gunned down during a late-night traffic stop.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
The man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year outside a Manhattan hotel made his first court appearance since his Dec. 23 arraignment on state murder and terror charges.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
The Woodland Police Department arrested a 20-year-old man early Tuesday on suspicion of gunning down a teenager last year just days before Christmas, authorities said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Patel's post also referenced the death of two police officers in Virginia Beach who were gunned down during a late-night traffic stop.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
The man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year outside a Manhattan hotel made his first court appearance since his Dec. 23 arraignment on state murder and terror charges.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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