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Recent Examples of revolver
Ritchie says the killer, who didn’t steal money or any garage sale items, chose a revolver so no casings would be left behind.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors said his Taurus revolver was loaded with three shotgun shells and two hollow point bullets.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
The camera recorded him finding the benefit card in a shoebox in the living room and placing it next to the revolver once the safe was opened in a back bedroom, prosecutors said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Muller can then be seen in the footage pulling out a silver revolver from his pant leg.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2026
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors said his Taurus revolver was loaded with three shotgun shells and two hollow point bullets.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
The camera recorded him finding the benefit card in a shoebox in the living room and placing it next to the revolver once the safe was opened in a back bedroom, prosecutors said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Muller can then be seen in the footage pulling out a silver revolver from his pant leg.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolver
Noun
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In one recent prosecution, the Department of Justice charged a father-son duo with attempting to drive more than 300 rifles and pistols, plus ammunition and magazines, over the Mexican border.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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An automatic pistol lay on the table.—
Josh Ireland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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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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Daly then fired a handgun at the Border Patrol agent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigators traced the handgun found at the scene back to the Blaine Fleet Farm, where it was purchased by Horton, according to a federal charge against him.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
24 Feb. 2026
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Powell is accused of first-degree murder with a firearm and is being held without bond, according to Broward County jail records.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Carrying a firearm without a license.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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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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During the chase, the man pulled the gun out of his pocket and ended up almost face-to-face with one of the two officers chasing him, Worley said.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Feb. 2026
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Prince George's County police also said a gun and ammunition were found in the vehicle.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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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
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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 26 Feb. 2026.
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