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
  • According to court records, multiple semi-automatic pistol shell casings were found at the scene.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
  • Police sources said the victim had confronted the gunman about speaking too loudly on a phone, when the male teen pulled a pistol and shot him.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • This mysterious derringer pistol has sparked more intrigue than any of his other dangerous finds because people want to know the back story.
    Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • 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
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 six months Tran received for pleading guilty to larceny of a firearm, misleading law enforcement in a criminal investigation, and filing an application for a license to carry containing false information were served concurrently with the federal charges.
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
  • The mayor's office stated that, as of May 30, 2026, the Baltimore Police Department officers have seized over 850 firearms this year.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 7 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
  • Who love the pop-cultured, Hollywood-ed image of the Texas Ranger: The cowboy wearing his Stetson, firing six-shooters at bad guys — usually Native Americans.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
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
  • The purpose and the extent of hunting were radically altered by the arrival of European guns and markets—the killing of wild animals became an occupation with commercial ends, for both whites and Indians; and wild hides and wild meat became the goods of an insatiable marketplace.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The Indians scored their would-be final goal in the third on a shot from Emery Simmons on a sidearm shot past Bishops’ midfielder Izzy Grundig.
    Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
  • Perhaps Edwards will have his sidearm in tow for next year’s playoff run.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026

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“Revolver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolver. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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