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Recent Examples of assault rifle
Hours later, Thomas reportedly returned with an AK-47 assault rifle and fired 31 rounds into the man’s home.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
After six days of marching under the barrel of an assault rifle, Caldwell triggered his group’s escape by pushing one of their captors off a cliff.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Oakland Police Department The searches also yielded six dirt bikes, one vehicle, two semiautomatic pistols and an assault rifle.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Robicheaux agreed to plead guilty to possessing an assault rifle and psychedelic mushrooms that were found during a police search of his home and was sentenced to probation.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2026
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
After six days of marching under the barrel of an assault rifle, Caldwell triggered his group’s escape by pushing one of their captors off a cliff.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Oakland Police Department The searches also yielded six dirt bikes, one vehicle, two semiautomatic pistols and an assault rifle.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Robicheaux agreed to plead guilty to possessing an assault rifle and psychedelic mushrooms that were found during a police search of his home and was sentenced to probation.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assault rifle
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Machado also faces four felony counts of possession of an assault weapon after three semi-automatic rifles and one semi-automatic pistol were found on his property after the July 2025 explosion.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Higgins was booked for discharging a firearm at an inhabited dwelling, assault with a firearm, manufacturing or assembling an unregistered firearm, and manufacturing or causing to be manufactured an assault weapon.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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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
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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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Even scenes of relaxed social or domestic activity, including one of a wedding where guests join in a collective rifle salute, are a reminder that few facets of American life are free from political influence and implication.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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Morales, wearing camouflage and armed with a long rifle, then escaped the home through a window, authorities said, per the Visalia Times-Delta.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20rifle. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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