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Recent Examples of assault weapon
There’s a surreal moment in the movie where Archer has a dream and sees a giant assault weapon floating over a house.
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William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
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
At least two of the guns found are classified as assault weapons, according to law enforcement.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The bill applies only to the sale and manufacturing of assault weapons and not possession.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
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William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
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
At least two of the guns found are classified as assault weapons, according to law enforcement.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The bill applies only to the sale and manufacturing of assault weapons and not possession.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assault weapon
Noun
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The shooting occurred in the same time frame as other shootings involving an assault rifle that occurred in San Diego and National City, according to police.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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Westman had decorated the assault rifle and shotgun with hate speech in ways that aligned with the dark underbelly of alt-right meme culture that regularly disparages people of color, Jewish people, the LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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My thoughts, instead of feeling like they were being released via machine gun, felt like they were launched from an old-timey pistol shot underwater, the propulsion forcibly slowed.—
P.E. Moskowitz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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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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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
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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“Assault weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20weapon. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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