Smoking gun
Smoking gun noun - Indisputable evidence (especially of a crime).
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Synonyms for Smoking gun
Witness and smoking gun are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Witness" instead a noun phrase "Smoking gun".
Witness
Witness noun - Something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim.
Smoking gun and witness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Smoking gun" instead a noun "Witness".
Nearby Words: witnessed, witnessing
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- mark and smoking gun
- mark and witness
- manifestation and smoking gun
- manifestation and witness
- sign and smoking gun
- sign and witness
- record and smoking gun
- record and witness
- indication and smoking gun
- indication and witness
- demonstration and smoking gun
- demonstration and witness
- documentation and smoking gun
- documentation and witness
Both terms in one sentence
- The Lord Peter Wimsey mystery novel Clouds of Witness ends with a smoking gun, namely the victim's suicide letter, which he sent to his ex-lover in America.
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