TOP GUN Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

top gun

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Definition of top gun

as in big gun

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Recent Examples of top gun The Hurricanes’ best players were better than the Flyers’ top guns. — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 11 May 2026 The country’s booming gun industry has made Turkey the top gun exporter to the United States since 2021. — Kaya Genç, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026 As the top gun of the starting rotation, however, the latter may not be readily available – at least not until the 2025 midseason trade deadline. — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 And with the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black just two weeks away, Team USA knows their top gun is locked in, even when the numbers say otherwise. — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for top gun

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Noun

Clinging to a one-run lead and with the top of the order due up, Tracy went to one of his big guns, calling in Whitlock to put out the fire.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 May 2026
The Minnesota Wild’s big guns showed up in a big way Saturday night, and the Avs looked wobbly for the first time in this tournament in a 5-1 loss in Game 3 at Grand Casino Arena.

— Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 May 2026

Definition of big gun

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To pick the top dog, Wirecutter's Katie Quinn and Kathleen Squires joined forces with chef José Andrés founder of World Central Kitchen, to judge the regional specialties.

— Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 30 June 2026
McKenna was the top dog in the 2026 draft class for several years, and his one solid season at Penn State just solidified that.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026

Definition of top dog

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Despite the hourslong delay due to approaching severe storms, audience members who returned to the venue do not appear to be deterred and are signing and dancing along to musical performances ahead of the president's address.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
The president has also heard from Britain’s King Charles III and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recent days.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

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The two estranged princes – now fathers and husbands – have only seen one another a handful of times in the last four years.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
During his stay from July 7 to 11, the prince will carry out a series of charity engagements, and kick off the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026

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