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Recent Examples of assault rifle
The suspects stole a Beretta handgun, an assault rifle, 2,000 rounds of ammunition, a green safe and jade figurines.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
At a checkpoint, a young soldier with a large assault rifle enters the bus and the previously noisy youngsters fall silent.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
Police said a search of the man’s residence also led to the discovery of an assault rifle, ammunition magazines and 900 rounds of ammunition.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
On May 7, 2014, the informant made an undercover purchase of an assault rifle from Farzam at the hotelier’s Brentwood home, the investigation reports show.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
At a checkpoint, a young soldier with a large assault rifle enters the bus and the previously noisy youngsters fall silent.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
Police said a search of the man’s residence also led to the discovery of an assault rifle, ammunition magazines and 900 rounds of ammunition.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
On May 7, 2014, the informant made an undercover purchase of an assault rifle from Farzam at the hotelier’s Brentwood home, the investigation reports show.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assault rifle
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Langworthy has been charged with murder, possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon and having an assault weapon later discovered during a search of his home, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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The 1994 federal assault weapons ban exemplifies regulatory efforts to curb overall gun violence.—
Gregory P. Magarian,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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Both legal experts who spoke to NPR noted that the two machine gun charges, which carry lengthy prison sentences, may push Maduro into at least considering a plea.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2026
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Jared Tomas Gonzalez, 25, of Gary, and Terrell Zair Samuels, 20, of East Chicago, are both charged with possession of a machine gun, a Level 5 felony, and misdemeanor resisting law enforcement by using a vehicle.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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It was buried inside a shipping container alongside a silencer, an Uzi submachine gun and tens of thousands of bullets of different calibers.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 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
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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
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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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Gauging from the trailer, this grisly period piece appears to be set in the South with Jordan starring in a dual role as a pair of twins, at least one of whom gets to spray bullets with a retro tommy gun.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Tooson did not dispute that his client was in possession of a rifle.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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In response, a deputy armed with a rifle shot Alfonso before others rushed to the porch and rescued the child.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20rifle. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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