derringers

plural of derringer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derringers
Noun
  • In May, 1967, the Black Panthers entered the California Capitol Building with shotguns, pistols, and rifles to protest stricter gun-control laws.
    Grace Byron, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • New Zealand has strict gun laws, which require an additional permit for possessing pistols specifically.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The serial numbers of the two guns matched those which were taken from the Sussex home.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Video on social media showed police with guns pointed at a person lying on the tarmac beneath a blue Star of David on the brick building.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The outlets added that Flores is on probation from a 2023 conviction involving a gun and DUI, which bars him from possessing firearms or drinking alcohol.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Akopov is charged with being involved with both firearms and methamphetamine trafficking.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Derringers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derringers. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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