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Recent Examples of top gun
One of the top puns top guns was Darren Cunningham, of Kearny Mesa.
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
But then there aren’t many who also happen to be a top gun at a company that makes jet engines.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2023
The engineers who evaluate cars at high speeds are the top guns of driving and there are many safety measures in place.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2023
Guttenberg noted that Democrats, most of whom agree with him and Brady PAC on top gun issues, control Congress and could hold both chambers after 2022 — even though the party that wins the White House, as Democrats did through Joe Biden in 2020, historically loses seats in the next election.
—Will Weissert, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Oct. 2021
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
But then there aren’t many who also happen to be a top gun at a company that makes jet engines.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2023
The engineers who evaluate cars at high speeds are the top guns of driving and there are many safety measures in place.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2023
Guttenberg noted that Democrats, most of whom agree with him and Brady PAC on top gun issues, control Congress and could hold both chambers after 2022 — even though the party that wins the White House, as Democrats did through Joe Biden in 2020, historically loses seats in the next election.
—Will Weissert, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top gun
Noun
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The ’Davis Gun’ was not successful in putting big guns on biplanes.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Channel 4 is bringing back its big guns with a Russell T. Davies drama and the return of a David Mitchell and Robert Webb sketch comedy after 15 years.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
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LeBron seems motivated to prove that while Luka might be the future, LeBron is presently still top dog.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Dog Man was the top dog Thursday night with $881K, +4% from Wednesday for a first week of $40.4M. Heart Eyes’ previews are on par with Companion‘s $1.1M Thursday previews a week ago.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But the baseline of judgement at the top of their personnel hierarchy, where Riley has stood as Heat president for three decades, is elite veteran procurement.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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A lot of farmers who rely on the CVP undoubtedly voted for Trump as president.—
Tom Philp,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Despite failing to produce a breakthrough, the meeting illustrated the convening reach of the crown prince and his intention to act as a diplomatic go-between in the Ukraine-Russia war.—
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen,
The Conversation,
14 Mar. 2025
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Recommended Safety As Trump proves unreliable, Europe rushes to firm up defenses on its own Saudi oil also gives the crown prince sway over the global supply of crude and its price.—
Ned Temko,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Mar. 2025
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But a big cheese board affords the chance for people to try something new.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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Simply Cheetos White Cheddar Puffs These light-colored curls have big cheese flavor, a satisfying crunch and a tart kick that is dangerously delicious.—
Jolene Thym,
The Mercury News,
4 June 2024
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“Top gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20gun. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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