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Recent Examples of assault rifle
That sense of serenity was shattered Monday when a man stormed the Midtown building with an assault rifle and unleashed a hailstorm of bullets, killing three people in the lobby.
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
Then Dempsey allegedly pulled his assault rifle out of his pants and opened fire in the store, pulling the trigger six times.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
The attacker, 27-year-old Shane Devon Tamura, entered the office tower with an assault rifle and body armor, fatally shooting a security guard, a Blackstone executive, a Rudin Management associate, and an off-duty NYPD officer before taking his own life.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
The assault rifle is traditionally used by members of the military, according to Gun Digest.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 29 July 2025
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
Then Dempsey allegedly pulled his assault rifle out of his pants and opened fire in the store, pulling the trigger six times.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
The attacker, 27-year-old Shane Devon Tamura, entered the office tower with an assault rifle and body armor, fatally shooting a security guard, a Blackstone executive, a Rudin Management associate, and an off-duty NYPD officer before taking his own life.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
The assault rifle is traditionally used by members of the military, according to Gun Digest.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assault rifle
Noun
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There’s a surreal moment in the movie where Archer has a dream and sees a giant assault weapon floating over a house.—
William Earl,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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Felony possession of an assault weapon is punishable by up to three years in prison and a $10,000 fine under California law.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Many Allied soldiers drowned, hit mines or were cut down by Nazi machine gun crossfire.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Large groups were indiscriminately huddled together and riddled with machine gun fire.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
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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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Rock’s talent includes shooting down German fighter planes with a single submachine gun and tossing grenades with great accuracy.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 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
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Equipped with a full-length Picatinny-style rail, the rifle can mount telescopic, infrared, or night-vision optics, significantly improving accuracy in low-light or complex environments.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The man hit by the rifle was taken to a local hospital via ambulance for treatment.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20rifle. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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