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Recent Examples of machine gun
Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
The websites provided computer code and step-by-step instructions to make firearms, machine gun conversion kits and accessories, the lawsuit said, in violation of California law.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Typically these include cargo carrying, casualty evacuation, mine laying, one-way attacks with explosive warheads, and direct combat using machine-gun turrets.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Newspapers kept running a photograph of an internationally famous heiress toting a machine gun while wearing a saucy beret.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
The websites provided computer code and step-by-step instructions to make firearms, machine gun conversion kits and accessories, the lawsuit said, in violation of California law.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
Warning Shots North Korea issued a scathing statement Saturday criticizing South Korea for firing more than 10 machine-gun warning shots on Tuesday as North Korean troops worked on a barrier near the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), the de facto border.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Typically these include cargo carrying, casualty evacuation, mine laying, one-way attacks with explosive warheads, and direct combat using machine-gun turrets.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machine gun
Noun
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One casing is a 9mm caliber, likely a pistol, or a machine pistol or a submachine gun, Weir said.—
Mohammad Al Sawalhi,
CNN,
26 June 2024
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Prosecutors said police found two weapons in the getaway car when the men were detained on a highway about 50 kilometers (30 miles) outside Amsterdam, a Heckler and Koch machine pistol and, in a Louis Vuitton bag, a blank-firing pistol that had been modified to take 9-millimeter rounds.—
MIKE CORDER,
ajc,
18 Oct. 2021
Verb
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His tommy-gun dialogue, much of it laced with withering invective and punctuated with profanity, started a shift in the language of both theater and movies in this country.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On the roof, a three-year-old boy from Chile plays with a toy submachine gun, pointing it at anyone who comes within range.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Police learned Pyles owns a handgun and a submachine gun, according to charging documents.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Westman had decorated the assault rifle and shotgun with hate speech in ways that aligned with the dark underbelly of alt-right meme culture that regularly disparages people of color, Jewish people, the LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Gunfire disrupts the silence as Raya emerges through smoke, armed with a tommy gun.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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After speeches by longtime colleagues (the F.B.I. director, Christopher Wray, presented him with a replica tommy gun), Garland spoke.—
Fabio Bertoni,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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Investigators obtained surveillance video and an assault rifle and three semi-automatic firearms, and ballistic evidence after serving search warrants for their residence and vehicle.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Two of those three American men who stopped a man with an assault rifle on a train had some type of military training; one served in the Air Force, and another served in the National Guard.—
Catherine A. Sanderson,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In eastern Afghanistan, the Department of Information and Culture accused Pakistan of targeting civilian areas, destroying homes and killing at least 11 people.—
MUNIR AHMED,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Democrat said Iran’s defenses were weakened and Saturday there was an opportunity to destroy remaining military assets.—
Anthony Shoemaker,
The Columbus Dispatch,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In February 2025, Bonta’s office charged Scrivner with two felony counts of possessing assault weapons and three felony counts of child abuse.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Davis pleaded guilty earlier in December to federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm, but still faces state charges in Yolo County including possession of an assault weapon and a large-capacity magazine.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Machine gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machine%20gun. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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