gunned

verb

Definition of gunnednext
past tense of gun
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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  1. popped
  2. shot
  3. destroyed
Verb
  • Harris was also featured in fake ads that popped up in Philadelphia last month.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Now’s your chance, because the picturesque Northern California lodge where the late author and journalist Jack London loved to blissfully while away his days has just popped up for sale.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of popped
Verb
  • For many people, that shot solidified the Joker as a concept who spoke to their own frustrations with the very same kind of systems that failed Arthur.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Many of the dead were women and children, and the footage is punctuated by the sound of automatic gunfire and screams of victims as they are shot while apparently trying to play dead.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of shot
Verb
  • More than half of the deaths were in North Carolina, where several feet of fast-moving water destroyed entire communities.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The wineries surrounding this area did suffer some damage, but only one had a portion of its vineyards destroyed.
    Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of destroyed
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