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gunned

British

/ ɡʌnd /

adjective

1. having a gun or guns as specified
  
  heavily gunned
2. ( in combination )
  
  three-gunned

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Less than a month before he was gunned down in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy gave a memorable speech — the last major one of his life — at Amherst College.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

“I saw an opening and I just gunned it and got out of there,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

Three weeks after Robert Fico was gunned down in central Slovakia, he’s made a full-throated return to political life - on the eve of the European elections.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024

King, just 39 when he was gunned down in 1968, would have been 94.

From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2023

I asked, and gunned the engine as we burned rubber onto the road.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

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