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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derringers
firearms
Noun
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San Diego County has gone after other industries in recent years, including opioid manufacturers and the maker of a milling machine the county argues can be used to make unregistered firearms known as ghost guns.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025 -
Police wrote that one or two other people were carrying firearms and were asked to leave the school grounds, but those people did not insert themselves into the incident like Keller did.—
Alexandra Duggan,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Derringers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derringers. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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