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Recent Examples of handgun
Deputies also located Webb and took him into custody without incident and recovered the 9mm handgun used during the crime spree.
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Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 29 Dec. 2024
He’s been sent to prison three times in total and has been previously convicted of a range of charges including unlawful possession of a handgun, burglary and criminal mischief, Levin said.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
Two downward-facing handguns straddle the sides of the fleur-de-lis.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
The teen is alleged to have opened fire with a handgun in a study hall at the school, killing a staffer and student and injuring six others before turning her weapon on herself.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 29 Dec. 2024
He’s been sent to prison three times in total and has been previously convicted of a range of charges including unlawful possession of a handgun, burglary and criminal mischief, Levin said.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
Two downward-facing handguns straddle the sides of the fleur-de-lis.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
The teen is alleged to have opened fire with a handgun in a study hall at the school, killing a staffer and student and injuring six others before turning her weapon on herself.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handgun
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From an opening scene on the high seas as a French merchant ship is aflame to a stag hunt on an aristocratic estate to a pistol duel at dawn, the writer-directors capture the scope and grandeur of Dumas’ story.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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He had been shot four times with a .45-caliber pistol and had been struck by a vehicle, police said.Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Witnesses told officers that the Hayes-Reed’s firearm had malfunctioned.Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article A state man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for trafficking firearms into Connecticut from North Carolina and distributing crack cocaine.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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Arizona has a state firearm (the Colt Single Action revolver) and a state neckwear (the bola tie).Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
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Credit card companies position themselves in the middle, profiting from both interchange fees from merchants and interest payments from revolvers.Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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That interaction led to both men drawing guns, according to deputies, who didn’t provide more details.Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
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Edgar Maddison Welch got out of his vehicle and pointed a gun at a Kannapolis police officer during a traffic stop Saturday night, the department said in a press release.Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, a 26-year-old white supremacist and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth pointed a .44 caliber derringer pistol at the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head and squeezed the trigger.Brian Matthew Jordan, National Review, 14 Apr. 2024
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This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023
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The Broncos’ most successful regular season since Peyton Manning hung up his six-shooter ended with a historic, and emphatic laugher.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
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One look at the bottle, whose stopper resembles an Old West-style six-shooter, confirms it.Tony Sachs, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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In the first quarter, while trailing 3-0, Williams dropped back to pass and tried to flick the ball up the field with a sidearm pass.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2024
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Driving the news: The Phillies simulated Mets' starting pitcher Sean Manaea's oddball, sidearm delivery during batting practice.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handgun. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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