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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gun (for)
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The queen consort wore an emerald green dress with contrasting fabric on the rounded collar of the garment and running down the sleeves.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
19 Mar. 2025 -
The mountains rose steeply on each side at this point, and the brook that ran down the valley was swift and noisy, swollen by rain.—
Horace R. Hinkley,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2025
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Advertisement At least 400 Gazans were killed on the first day of strikes, in what was one of the deadliest single-day tolls of the war, the Associated Press reported.—
TIME,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
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The attack set fire to a car on a highway in the Rostov region, with one person inside the vehicle killed, said Yury Slyusar, the region's acting governor.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The euphoria courses through my body as the blood drips down my legs.—
Andy Collinson,
Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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When the Titans actually pick up golf clubs, practices will be geared exclusively toward pressure situations: short-game work from 120-yards in, dealing with 5-10-foot putts and other game elements that reveal a player’s mental character and course management skills.—
Brian Robin,
Orange County Register,
13 Mar. 2025
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Adams, who’s trailing Cuomo by double digits in most polls of the mayoral race, has come under fire since the Trump Justice Department moved to drop his federal corruption indictment in a manner that critics and allies say has left the mayor behold to Trump’s political agenda.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Musketeers trailed by eight points at halftime and as many as 10 in the second half.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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Both Intuitive Machines and Firefly flew their lunar landers under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS, program, which aims to spur the business sector to pursue lunar exploration.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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Consolidating security products and pursuing a platform approach is the best way for security leaders to manage this dynamic.—
Jonathan Fischbein,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Tires and Track Conditions as External Factors F1 teams constantly adjust to track conditions—dry, wet, hot, cold.—
John Cairney,
Sportico.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Starring Rachel Zegler in the titular role and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen, Snow White had been tracking to open at $50 million, although Disney had been conservative in putting out a range of $45 million and $55 million.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Gun (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun%20%28for%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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