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Recent Examples of revolver
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.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Muller’s firearm, black Ruger SP 101 revolver, was loaded with five rounds and was functional, according to investigators.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2026
Garcia yelled gang slogans and fired the revolver, shooting one of the men in his face and left arm, the release said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
The gun charges stemmed from Hunter Biden’s 2018 purchase of a Colt Cobra 38SPL revolver.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Muller’s firearm, black Ruger SP 101 revolver, was loaded with five rounds and was functional, according to investigators.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2026
Garcia yelled gang slogans and fired the revolver, shooting one of the men in his face and left arm, the release said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
The gun charges stemmed from Hunter Biden’s 2018 purchase of a Colt Cobra 38SPL revolver.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolver
Noun
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Police also found a 9-mm Mossberg semi-automatic pistol and Remington shotgun elsewhere in the house.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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After obtaining a search warrant for the home, authorities recovered a pistol in the living room next to Battle’s purse and a bullet casing that matched the gun’s caliber in the hallway.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 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
Noun
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Deputies recovered a Sig Sauer P365 9 mm handgun from the kitchen island.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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According to police, one of the intruders, wearing a ski mask and a black hooded sweatshirt, was allegedly armed with a handgun.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2026
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Jackson was charged with a felony for simultaneous possession of drugs and a firearm and felony drug possession.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Federal agents in tactical gear, carrying firearms, moved in on the park, walking in a straight line, side by side, some on horseback, as news helicopters hovered above and nearby demonstrators jeered at them.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 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
Noun
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Law enforcement seized one gun during the arrests, and no search warrants were executed.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Investigators didn't find the parents' DNA on the gun after getting a court order to collect DNA samples from them, the sheriff's office said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 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 6 Feb. 2026.
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