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Recent Examples of assault weapon
The suspect, Gregory Polson, of Livermore, was charged Tuesday with two felony counts of child abuse and felony counts of possession of a firearm by a narcotic addict and possession of an assault weapon.
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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
What happened next, according to first responders, Jasper's aunt Amber Rosen, churchgoers, hospital officials and family members of those impacted, is a blur of violence and terror with the pop-pop-pop of an assault weapon and thick black smoke from fire hanging in the air.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
But on Sunday morning, a visitor took advantage of the church’s open arms – plowing his truck into an LDS chapel in Michigan, shooting worshippers with an assault weapon and setting the building on fire.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
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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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
What happened next, according to first responders, Jasper's aunt Amber Rosen, churchgoers, hospital officials and family members of those impacted, is a blur of violence and terror with the pop-pop-pop of an assault weapon and thick black smoke from fire hanging in the air.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
But on Sunday morning, a visitor took advantage of the church’s open arms – plowing his truck into an LDS chapel in Michigan, shooting worshippers with an assault weapon and setting the building on fire.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assault weapon
Noun
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Issues cited by residents include drug use, trash and a man with an assault rifle.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Marcel Ware, 20, faces felony charges of possessing an assault rifle, gun and ammunition possession by a felon, and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The city’s ongoing lawsuit points to the proliferation of machine gun conversion devices used on semiautomatic pistols.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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That, and a large machine gun resting on the crisp white tablecloth, helped their spot on the show floor stand out somewhat in the sea of sellers trying to draw curious eyes.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 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
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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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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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“Assault weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20weapon. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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