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Recent Examples of revolver
On March 31, 1995, Yolanda Saldivar fatally wounded the rising singer with a bullet from a .38-caliber revolver at a Days Inn motel room in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Justino Aguila, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Gutierrez-Reed, who was 24 at the time and an inexperienced armorer, was supposed to load the revolver that Baldwin was holding with dummy rounds.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The bill would cover anyone convicted of those misdemeanors in another state during the past eight years; they would now be blocked from getting a pistol or revolver permit, lawmakers said.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
Police also allegedly found an additional Glock pistol stolen out of Southington, a revolver and two high-capacity magazines, according to police.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
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Justino Aguila, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Gutierrez-Reed, who was 24 at the time and an inexperienced armorer, was supposed to load the revolver that Baldwin was holding with dummy rounds.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The bill would cover anyone convicted of those misdemeanors in another state during the past eight years; they would now be blocked from getting a pistol or revolver permit, lawmakers said.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
Police also allegedly found an additional Glock pistol stolen out of Southington, a revolver and two high-capacity magazines, according to police.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolver
Noun
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Macias fired the first shot at Sweet with a 9mm pistol because Macias said that Sweet ran over his foot, Burnette told the detectives.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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During that year, the .45-caliber pistol, which went missing from the Gresham District police station, was used in at least three crimes, Illinois Answers and the Sun-Times found.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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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This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Nov. 2023
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The crew also stole at least three handguns during the spree, authorities said.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
16 May 2025
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The detective alleged Cross’ handgun was likely modified with a switch to fire 15 bullets in one second.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Richard’s odds are lousier than Reacher’s were when Beck forced Reacher to play because this revolver is a five-shot model instead of a six-shooter.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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The back page of the report featured the cartoon character Yosemite Sam holding a six-shooter in each hand.—
Corey G. Johnson,
ProPublica,
5 Feb. 2025
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For that reason, Torres-Chirinos is also charged with two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime and one count of possession of a firearm by an unlawful alien.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Initial investigations revealed that Urquhart and Evans had agreed to meet the victim at an apartment complex in the 3800 block of Booth Calloway Road to buy the firearm, police said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
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The artist is facing 14 charges, including aggravated assault, possessing and aiming a gun at someone, reckless conduct, conspiracy to commit a felony, and simple assault, among others.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
21 May 2025
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Brown faces an additional count as well for allegedly being a felon in possession of a gun.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Clearly the basic architecture is meant to accommodate full field dress: boots, sidearm, plate hanger, the works.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, despite the sidearms and tactical gear, Dunn and his agents are practically Canadian in their politeness.—
Jason McGahan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Revolver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolver. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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