repeater

noun

Definition of repeaternext
1
as in offender

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2
as in carbine

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Recent Examples of repeater When Greisler showed off Armin Strom’s new $505,000 minute repeater—the first to combine a resonance movement—collector Terri Hubert of Seal Beach took notice. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 17 June 2026 The repeater is there to boost the signal. — John Burek, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026 In a sea of important tourbillons at Watches and Wonders this year, minute repeaters and striking watches made a musical statement of their own. — Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 So what’s the decision three months later regarding that repeater tax, now that flexibility has been achieved? — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for repeater
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeater
  1. offender
  2. carbine
  3. criminal
  4. rifle
  5. culprit
  6. machine gun
  7. crook
  8. shotgun
Noun
  • Dismissal of the charges follows 51-year-old Vem Miller’s completion of a county program that allows first-time, low-level offenders to have their criminal charges dropped and arrest records sealed after completing a set of requirements.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • If developmental science justifies treating adolescent offenders differently from adults, then that same science should also inform how Connecticut recognizes, protects, and supports adolescent victims.
    — Keith Wortz, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of offender
Noun
  • The weapons used are not known, but likely included standard M4 carbines.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Klymenko, who wore body armor, said the man was carrying a carbine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Definition of carbine
Noun
  • Spencer says filmmaker Douglas wanted to very much focus mostly on the women rather than talking about the criminals.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Depending on the plan, monitoring may cover credit activity, financial accounts, investment and retirement accounts, phone takeovers, SIM swaps, utility accounts and other areas where criminals may try to use your identity.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of criminal
Noun
  • His shot is a rifle, and his one-timer can be a legit weapon from range.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Stevenson was previously convicted in Miami-Dade County in July for possession of a short-barrel shotgun, rifle or machine gun.
    — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of rifle
Noun
  • Stadium officials say chewing gum, high heels and soft-drink stains are among the main culprits that stain the marble.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The culprit isn’t a lack of demand, but a paradox of modern aviation.
    — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of culprit
Noun
  • Stevenson was previously convicted in Miami-Dade County in July for possession of a short-barrel shotgun, rifle or machine gun.
    — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Federal agents raided a Miami Gardens home this week and found a machine gun-making factory, along with homemade, automatic weapons and devices used to switch semiautomatic weapons to fully-automatic firearms, according to a criminal complaint.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of machine gun
Noun
  • Cox, working like a shoestring Peckinpah, sets up Strindler against the crooks who run the border town — the corrupt mayor and sheriff and a wealthy rancher.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Even the buildings themselves — a trio of vast, anonymous boxes tucked into the crook of two freeways — were plagued with problems.
    — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of crook
Noun
  • The quarterback has worked diligently to change his shotgun stance, now putting his left foot in front of his right, and has sped up his decision making to get the ball to playmakers in space.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • According to court records, Silvia purchased a shotgun that year and then went to Woodard's Orlando-area home, where his wife had been living since their separation two months earlier.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of shotgun

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