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Recent Examples of AK-47
When authorities served a search warrant at his home, agents found an AK-47, a shotgun and 10 firearms in a safe.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
From a full-on off-road e-bike for kids aged four to 10, an enduro with a sidecar from the maker of the AK-47, a proper Graham Jarvis electric dirt bike, to Segway's new e-bike that mimics three gas bikes in one.
—New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2026
The rapper recalled some of his most unforgettable viral stunts during his rise, including running up a hill with an AK-47.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
The film tells a conspiracist version of the AK-47 attack on the Regency Hotel, claiming, without evidence, that the police and various politicians were complicit.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
From a full-on off-road e-bike for kids aged four to 10, an enduro with a sidecar from the maker of the AK-47, a proper Graham Jarvis electric dirt bike, to Segway's new e-bike that mimics three gas bikes in one.
—New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2026
The rapper recalled some of his most unforgettable viral stunts during his rise, including running up a hill with an AK-47.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
The film tells a conspiracist version of the AK-47 attack on the Regency Hotel, claiming, without evidence, that the police and various politicians were complicit.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for AK-47
Noun
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Furthermore, releasing precise data on a rifle’s maximum range would have provided foreign analysts with a clear benchmark for assessing Chinese long-distance engagement capabilities, the equipment specialist said.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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In October 2022, two blocks from the Saturday Wiman Drive shooting scene, a SWAT sniper shot to death Taylor Grimes with a rifle, according to the Fort Worth Police Department.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2026
Noun
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The weapons used are not known, but likely included standard M4 carbines.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Klymenko, who wore body armor, said the man was carrying a carbine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Police also took a 9mm pistol, a shotgun, and a gambling accounting system.—
Jeff A. Chamer
May 15,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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The biggest change comes to all shotguns, which are now less accurate when moving.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The 27-year-old founder of a Sikh motorcycle club that prosecutors say was linked to the notorious Hells Angels has been sentenced for illegally dealing in firearms and unlawful possession of a machine gun.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The Coast Guard released a video showing a helicopter gunner using a machine gun to shoot in front of the smuggling boat, then a sniper rifle to disable the engines.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Noun
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On the roof, a three-year-old boy from Chile plays with a toy submachine gun, pointing it at anyone who comes within range.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Police learned Pyles owns a handgun and a submachine gun, according to charging documents.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.—
Allen G. Breed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Excerpts of the blue book, images of important battlefields and a replica of a Revolutionary War musket line the walls and bookshelves of the museum.—
Amanda Rosa
Updated April 28,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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One casing is a 9mm caliber, likely a pistol, or a machine pistol or a submachine gun, Weir said.—
Mohammad Al Sawalhi,
CNN,
26 June 2024
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Prosecutors said police found two weapons in the getaway car when the men were detained on a highway about 50 kilometers (30 miles) outside Amsterdam, a Heckler and Koch machine pistol and, in a Louis Vuitton bag, a blank-firing pistol that had been modified to take 9-millimeter rounds.—
MIKE CORDER,
ajc,
18 Oct. 2021
Noun
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Gunfire disrupts the silence as Raya emerges through smoke, armed with a tommy gun.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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After speeches by longtime colleagues (the F.B.I. director, Christopher Wray, presented him with a replica tommy gun), Garland spoke.—
Fabio Bertoni,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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“AK-47.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/AK-47. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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