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Recent Examples of assault rifle
Monday’s gunman shot his way in with an M4 assault rifle, police said.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 29 July 2025
Tamura arrived in a black BMW, stepped out carrying the assault rifle, and immediately shot a police officer before spraying the lobby with gunfire and proceeding to the 33rd floor, authorities said.
—Adeola Adeosun
hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
When the man arrived at the apartment building, he and the woman were met in the hallway by another man wearing a ski mask and carrying a semi-automatic assault rifle with an extended magazine.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 28 July 2025
Republican Divide Over Gaza Grows in Wake of Trump’s Calls for More Aid
The measure on assault rifles failed by 72-27, blocked by 17 Democrats and all Republican senators.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 31 July 2025
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 29 July 2025
Tamura arrived in a black BMW, stepped out carrying the assault rifle, and immediately shot a police officer before spraying the lobby with gunfire and proceeding to the 33rd floor, authorities said.
—Adeola Adeosun
hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
When the man arrived at the apartment building, he and the woman were met in the hallway by another man wearing a ski mask and carrying a semi-automatic assault rifle with an extended magazine.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 28 July 2025
Republican Divide Over Gaza Grows in Wake of Trump’s Calls for More Aid
The measure on assault rifles failed by 72-27, blocked by 17 Democrats and all Republican senators.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assault rifle
Noun
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Congress must summon the courage to stand up to the gun lobby and finally pass a national assault weapons ban before more innocent lives are stolen.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
29 July 2025
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The bill applies only to the sale and manufacturing of assault weapons and not possession.—
Kimberlee Kruesi,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
Noun
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The East German guards, many still in uniform but without their lethal machine guns, seemed amused, almost giddy.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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In July 2023, he was accused of importing a gun part to convert a semi-automatic rifle into a fully automatic machine gun.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
29 July 2025
Noun
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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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Budweiser factories received bomb threats, customers boycotted the beer, and MAGA musician Kid Rock filmed himself shooting up 12-packs with a submachine gun, tears in his eyes.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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
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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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After the shooting, Hughes disposed of the rifle, wiped his computer history and tried to blame the killing on his girlfriend’s ex-husband, prosecutors said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
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When everything was ready, Paul shoved his rifle into the saddle boot and climbed onto Flikka.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20rifle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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