revolver

Definition of revolvernext

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Recent Examples of revolver Jackson fired a revolver while having a mental health crisis, according to investigators. Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 May 2026 Prosecutors said Ellis pointed a revolver at the victims and, in two cases, pressed the gun against a 5-year-old boy’s rib cage and a 15-year-old girl’s neck and body. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026 Not only were inventions more numerous, but consequential inventions also emerged during this period, including the McCormick mechanical reaper, the Colt revolver, and Goodyear’s vulcanization process. David H. Hsu, Fortune, 11 May 2026 The witness said the woman took offense to the comment and returned later with Clock, who allegedly demanded an apology, pulled a revolver and shot Nimmo. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for revolver
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolver
Noun
  • During a search of O'Brien's apartment, charges say officers found three different pistols.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • While conducting an arrest at Thomas' residence, agents seized a hunting rifle, an AR-style rifle, 30-round extended magazines for the AR-styles rifle filled with approximately 180 rounds of ammunition, and a pistol, according to court documents.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • He was armed with a handgun, police said.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 June 2026
  • Genco went so far as to buy a bulletproof vest and a skull mask, a rifle and handgun magazines.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • The robbery happened Wednesday afternoon near West Ninth Street, when two suspects allegedly approached two children operating the stand, stole their cash box and displayed a firearm during the incident.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
  • The 15-year-old boy is charged with criminal homicide, carrying a firearm without a license, possession of a firearm by a minor and tampering with/fabricating physical evidence.
    Michael Guise, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • As Rosalind disguised as a boy, Adele wore a bolo tie and a low-slung gun belt with a six-shooter.
    Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Today, visitors can explore the fortress, spread out for a picnic on the green lawn and take in sweeping views of America’s Oldest City from the gun deck.
    USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • Federal agents raided a Hobart pawn shop Monday where former New Chicago Police Chief Earl Mayo allegedly sold a gun tied to an active police investigation, FBI spokeswoman Chris Bavender confirmed.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • As Aaron Boone summoned Tim Hill to the mound in the seventh inning of the Yankees‘ win over the Orioles on Saturday, the manager mimicked the reliever’s sidearm delivery.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
  • Security camera video showed the suspect throwing with his left hand, using a sidearm motion.
    Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Revolver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolver. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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