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Recent Examples of revolver
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.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolver
Noun
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Authorities said Diagne used both a pistol and a rifle during the attack.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Police in Austin shot and killed the gunman, who used a pistol and a rifle to carry out the attack, police said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 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
Noun
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During the interaction, authorities say Guimaraes pulled out a handgun.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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During the arrests, officers recovered an AR-style firearm and an unserialized black semiautomatic handgun believed to have been used in the shooting.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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Under that framework, the government must show that a gun law is consistent with the nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Those fees collected would be directed towards a state treasury fund and would be used to support survivors of firearm injuries and boost gun violence prevention efforts.—
Otis Moss III,
Chicago Tribune,
1 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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On Tuesday, he was forced into a May runoff against Brandon Herrera, a gun manufacturer and YouTube gun-rights influencer who narrowly lost to Gonzales in the 2024 primary.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Jim Morrison’s sultry lips share real estate with the dance metal band Rammstein and Knucklehead, the terrifying, gun-wielding skull mascot for the heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 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 9 Mar. 2026.
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