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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firelocks
Noun
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Here, in the middle of British New York, and before that Dutch New Amsterdam, is where muskets were fired and the empire had its very last outpost in 1783, after the war ended.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
23 Oct. 2025 -
Some of them waged it, encamping with the armies, cooking, cleaning, and nursing, and, in a few exceptional cases, grabbing muskets themselves.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to the Fogo Cruzado (Crossfire) Institute, which tracks gun violence in Brazil, more than half of the firearms injuries recorded in September 2025 came from police operations.—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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The White House says the task force has yielded 1,300 arrests related to outstanding warrants, drugs and firearms.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And, in this scenario, Hamas would commit to hold only defensive weapons, such as rifles and grenades and pistols.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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The indictment describes the four weapons, including two pistols, a rifle and a shotgun.—
Ryan J. Foley,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Firelocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firelocks. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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