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Recent Examples of gunner
Lear dropped out of college during World War II to enlist in the Air Force, flying dozens of combat missions as a B-17 radio operator and gunner.
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Hopkins went on to serve eight years in the Air Force as a gunner on a B-36 plane.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
This enables both the commander and the gunner to engage targets simultaneously, while integrated thermal sights improve effectiveness in low-visibility conditions.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2025
That energy doesn’t just translate on the offensive side of the ball for Shi, who is far from a one-dimensional gunner.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Hopkins went on to serve eight years in the Air Force as a gunner on a B-36 plane.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
This enables both the commander and the gunner to engage targets simultaneously, while integrated thermal sights improve effectiveness in low-visibility conditions.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2025
That energy doesn’t just translate on the offensive side of the ball for Shi, who is far from a one-dimensional gunner.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunner
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In survival mode, players have to fend off attacks from enemy creatures like zombies, giant spiders, and skeleton archers that come out at night, almost turning it into a horror game.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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An angry archer took aim at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building early Tuesday, shooting three arrows at a glass door, police said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Multiple instances of gun violence occur outside of New York City Public Schools, often involving students and school safety staff.—
Savanah Jackson,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Another recording, from a nearby security camera apparently without sound, appeared to show Lauren chambering a round and raising the gun, followed by police bullets kicking up dirt near her feet a moment after.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Being carefree and calm is the best state to be in as a a sportsman and Suryavanshi appears to have absorbed the equanimity of the Buddhism of his birthplace in Bihar.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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In addition to being personally invested in keeping populations healthy, sportsmen and women contribute vast sums of money for habitat conservation.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2025
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Other survivors speaking to local media said the gunmen accused some of the victims of supporting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.—
Aishwarya S Iyer,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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Thompson was shot dead on Dec. 4 outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown, where the 50-year-old father of two was arriving for an annual investor conference, with the gunman fleeing the scene.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Yet beyond the plot twist of watching the hunter become the hunted (at least in terms of market capitalization), there’s a profound lesson here about the future of the luxury market in an increasingly challenging environment.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Claude is a storied hunter, with four Royal Slams and eight Grand Slams to his name, according to his daughter’s Facebook post.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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All districts were open to riflemen and bowmen alike.—
Ray Alt,
Outdoor Life,
27 Mar. 2025
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Shortly after, a procession of riflemen and a statue of the Virgin Mary are paraded from San Geronimo de Taos church in front of more than 1,000 onlookers.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Located in a panoramic point of Villa d’Este, the Grotto of Diana, the goddess huntress symbolizing virtue, is a cruciform plan nymphaeum located in the Cardinal’s Walk and was built between 1570 and 1572 by Paolo Calandrino.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Based on the best-selling comic book series, the fantasy follows barbarian huntress Red Sonja, who must unite a group of unlikely warriors to face off against the evil tyrant Emperor Draygan and his deadly bride, Dark Annisia.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Gunner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunner. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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