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Recent Examples of revolver
Goetz, who had been assaulted three years earlier and then denied a gun permit, illegally carried a revolver.
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Michael Bobelian, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2026
According to details on Walmart’s website, the water-resistant holster is designed to hold a revolver with a barrel measuring 4 to 6½ inches.
—Michael Ruiz , Amanda MacIas, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
The parents of a 16-year-old boy who wounded two students at a Colorado high school with an old revolver his family said was kept in a locked gun safe won't be charged with any crimes, authorities said Wednesday.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
Ritchie says the killer, who didn’t steal money or any garage sale items, chose a revolver so no casings would be left behind.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
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Michael Bobelian, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2026
According to details on Walmart’s website, the water-resistant holster is designed to hold a revolver with a barrel measuring 4 to 6½ inches.
—Michael Ruiz , Amanda MacIas, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
The parents of a 16-year-old boy who wounded two students at a Colorado high school with an old revolver his family said was kept in a locked gun safe won't be charged with any crimes, authorities said Wednesday.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
Ritchie says the killer, who didn’t steal money or any garage sale items, chose a revolver so no casings would be left behind.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolver
Noun
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The gun, a Micro Draco pistol, was allegedly purchased at Clements' direction and was loaded with 17 rounds when police recovered it.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Surveillance video obtained by the Daily News shows a man exiting an SUV and approaching a white sedan with his pistol drawn.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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In 1976, after wrecking his Rolls-Royce in a drunk-driving accident, he was arrested, intoxicated, with a loaded derringer on the grounds of Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2022
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Police said Baima had robbed a BMO bank branch before running from officers and pointing what appeared to be a handgun at them.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Investigators believe Cardenas fired several rounds from a handgun, hitting Dumas in the head.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The man who shot the gun is being booked for possession of a firearm by an ineligible person.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2026
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Debates have already begun on some of the most prominent bills, on issues like immigration, data centers, firearm regulations and tax policy.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The handgun, which was introduced in 1935 after Prohibition, is a six-shooter revolver that fires rounds at a high velocity.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
28 Nov. 2025
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Its big selling feature is a revolver-like cylinder that spins and snicks along on precision bearings, just like the cylinder of a six-shooter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 June 2025
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The prosecution displayed dozens of items of evidence in front of the jury, including guns that were found during home searches and an antifa flag.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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The man at the gun shop looked at Martinez, a small woman with round eyes and rosy cheeks, and recommended the pistol, which fit nicely in her hands.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There were four Elvises—two in fading black and white, two in lurid colour—all aiming a six-gun straight at her.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
30 Aug. 2023
Noun
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Each had a sidearm clasped in both hands.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Grayson drew his sidearm and yelled at her to drop the pan.—
John O’Connor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Revolver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolver. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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