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
  • This high-security prison is a sprawling complex that houses thousands of detainees, including notorious gangsters, terrorists and prominent white-collar offenders.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But court documents filed by Bussett in December allege that both victims and their families were told by the district attorney’s office that Butler would plead guilty and serve time at a juvenile facility in exchange for a youthful offender status.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 7 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
  • North Carolina politician says Democrats are coddling criminals Records also list a September 2025 simple-assault charge and a March 2025 charge of assault on a female.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Even if Anna Pigeon carries a gun with cuffs, as real-life law enforcement rangers do, there's much more to the job and character than chasing down criminals.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of criminal
Noun
  • Colin Gray, the Georgia father convicted after giving his teenage son the rifle used in a deadly high school shooting, is asking for a new trial less than a week after he was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The gunman is then seen on video running back to the drive-thru with the rifle and later firing at customers, according to police.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rifle
Noun
  • Seehorn alluded to the incident on Instagram in late June, but did not identify the culprit.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • His chase numbers were high however, and the culprit seems to be breaking balls.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of culprit
Noun
  • Just like in the darnkess cave, the snarling machine gun of thoughts—unanswered emails, to-dos, and angst about my 17 year old’s plans to travel the world alone—slowly fell silent.
    — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
  • According to prosecutors, a group of gunmen later tracked Bowman to Los Angeles in 2022, then stalked and ambushed him at a gas station near the Beverly Center, firing at least 18 rounds from multiple weapons, including a machine gun.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
Definition of machine gun
Noun
  • The first chink in the armor came when (human) crooks started assembling CAPTCHA farms.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The new restaurant will expand upon the whimsical backstory of Crafty Coyote — the pie-thieving crook from the nearby Knott’s Bear-y Tales dark ride who has hung up his outlaw ways to open the new eatery next door.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of crook
Noun
  • In those days, wilderness began just beyond the doorstep of many plantation homes, so Holt was soon ranging farther and farther away with shotgun and rifle.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The sight of Anne Hathaway dressed in a denim co-ord and blasting a bloodthirsty Allosaurus in the face with a shotgun fixes that absence real fast.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of shotgun

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