Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gats
Noun
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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 -
Seeking to strengthen the state’s gun laws, a key legislative committee voted Tuesday to ban pistols that can be converted easily into automatic machine guns.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Each of the car’s doors were open, and investigators found what appeared to be counterfeit bills on the ground.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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Agents were busting down doors without warrants, and federal prosecutors were being pressured to investigate Good’s partner’s participation in Twin Cities ICE-watch groups.—
Daniel Brook,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Tisch said since Janury, police have seized more than 1,000 guns across all five boroughs, including 300 in Brooklyn alone.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some of the Prairieland defendants reportedly eschewed guns.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The cards will work with new fare gates and fare boxes being installed across the system.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The new security gates to curb fare evasion and improve safety (more than 80% of the crime at BART used to come from fare jumpers) were delayed for years due to budget inaction.—
Steve Glazer,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At the same time, there are riparian natives — those that grow along watercourses — which may need regular attention in terms of water needs for many years after planting.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The smugglers let him aboard, and the boy clambered around hatches that, if opened, would reveal dozens of felonies worth of illicit cargo.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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Leeds battened down the hatches.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Stay away from doorways The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.—
Laura B. Carter,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Accessibility Accessible guest rooms with mobility features have doorways with 32 inches of clear width, there are multiple elevators available, and the swimming pool is accessible to wheelchair users.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Watch the video above to learn more about the intensifying battle for control of Arctic waterways.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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Every chemical-free choice means fewer synthetic substances washing into local storm drains, waterways, and soil during the next rainstorm.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Gats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gats. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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