as in gun
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder
will need a permit to carry a firearm
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Recent Examples of firearm
The incident occurred on Thursday when the student reported finding the firearm to a trusted adult.
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Skyler Shepard, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
Zeigler faces charges of murder, carrying a pistol without permit, unlawful discharge of firearm and tampering with physical evidence.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2025
Jaylen Prince, 16, is charged as an adult with murder, first- and second-degree assault and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony/crime of violence.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2025
The firearm was found at the scene, authorities said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 14 May 2025
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Skyler Shepard, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
Zeigler faces charges of murder, carrying a pistol without permit, unlawful discharge of firearm and tampering with physical evidence.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2025
Jaylen Prince, 16, is charged as an adult with murder, first- and second-degree assault and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony/crime of violence.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2025
The firearm was found at the scene, authorities said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firearm
gun
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Hiaasen’s humor remains sharp and outlandish, but some of the darker currents of contemporary American life—the guns, the anger, the conspiracy theories—have become painfully personal.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
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Surveillance cameras showed Floren threatening that caller inside the bar before going outside and hiding his gun between a trash can and a pillar, according to Merriweather’s letter.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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“Firearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firearm. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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