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Recent Examples of machine pistol
One casing is a 9mm caliber, likely a pistol, or a machine pistol or a submachine gun, Weir said.
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Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 26 June 2024
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
Deputies also allegedly found a MAC-10 machine pistol and a 9 mm handgun under the passenger seat.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2019
Among the guns seized from Cleveland’s home was a Glock Model 19, 9mm fully-automatic machine pistol with what’s called a drum magazine, according to Sax.
—oregonlive.com, 11 July 2019
Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 26 June 2024
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
Deputies also allegedly found a MAC-10 machine pistol and a 9 mm handgun under the passenger seat.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2019
Among the guns seized from Cleveland’s home was a Glock Model 19, 9mm fully-automatic machine pistol with what’s called a drum magazine, according to Sax.
—oregonlive.com, 11 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for machine pistol
Noun
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The city’s ongoing lawsuit points to the proliferation of machine gun conversion devices used on semiautomatic pistols.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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That, and a large machine gun resting on the crisp white tablecloth, helped their spot on the show floor stand out somewhat in the sea of sellers trying to draw curious eyes.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2026
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
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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Issues cited by residents include drug use, trash and a man with an assault rifle.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Marcel Ware, 20, faces felony charges of possessing an assault rifle, gun and ammunition possession by a felon, and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Machado also faces four felony counts of possession of an assault weapon after three semi-automatic rifles and one semi-automatic pistol were found on his property after the July 2025 explosion.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Higgins was booked for discharging a firearm at an inhabited dwelling, assault with a firearm, manufacturing or assembling an unregistered firearm, and manufacturing or causing to be manufactured an assault weapon.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Machine pistol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machine%20pistol. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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