Thesaurus results for GUN (FOR)

gun (for)

verb

Definition of gun (for)

as in to run down

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Geneva let the clock run down to five seconds to call a timeout before Oswego (2-0) punted.

— Jerry Birchfield, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
On the play, Rengifo was injured after taking a relay throw and while trying to cut down Cedric Mullins at the plate in a run down.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of run down

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The portable machine uses pulses of full-spectrum ultraviolet light to kill infectious germs inside hospital rooms.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Clancy is a Massachusetts woman who has been on trial for killing her three children and attempting to take her own life in 2023.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of kill

Verb

On September 1, 1987, a military train loaded with munitions coursed out of Diablo Valley, in the East Bay of Northern California.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
The novel’s length is daunting, but the writing is swift and eventful, often expressed in coursing run-on sentences.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of course

Verb

In his view, that includes a public education fund, though there are dozens of states along with cities, counties and school districts that will all be pursuing various remedies.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
That lack of investment in domestic infrastructure has in turn helped enable governments led by Carney and his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, to pursue their virtue signaling net-zero by 2050 goals.

— David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of pursue

Verb

The product tracks sleep patterns and measures users’ quality of rest.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Millions of dollars invested, millions tracked In Broward, Florida’s second most-populous county, law enforcement agencies have spent over $3 million combined to build their surveillance networks.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

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