as in shotgun
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to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
rifled the desk drawer in search of the insurance policy
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Recent Examples of rifle
Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
The next day, July 28, Mehdiyev sent Omarov a video taken from inside his car of him with his rifle.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Three snaps later, Mahomes rifled a back-shoulder touchdown pass to Jason Brownee.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Police said Dennis is armed with a rifle and is considered dangerous.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
The next day, July 28, Mehdiyev sent Omarov a video taken from inside his car of him with his rifle.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
The pair combined again shortly after the hour-mark, with City’s new signings teeing up Haaland by cutting the ball back across the box, before the Norwegian rifled the ball past Sa.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Three snaps later, Mahomes rifled a back-shoulder touchdown pass to Jason Brownee.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifle
Noun
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The next eight plays were runs as well, a mixture of shotgun and under-center snaps with Charbonnet and Ken Walker III, along with an AJ Barner tush push on third-and-1.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Instead, the shotgun approach keeps SNL plugged into the political conversation in a way that suits a politician with zero chill or focus.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Searches for the phrase are up more than 600%, and Etsy searches for related décor rose 180%.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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To search the restaurant inspections, type in a keyword or restaurant name.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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There is also pretty but not always energetic imagery filmed in different referenced parts of the current American wilderness — snow gathering in fields, mist rising above mountaintops — and never-energetic shots of re-enactors loading muskets or preparing for battle.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Archaeologists in Scotland have excavated over 100 weapon projectiles, including cannon shot and lead musket balls from one of the country’s most famous battlefields.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The ashes have settled over the charred Louisville neighborhood where nine people remain missing and families cling to hope as investigators comb through the wreckage of Tuesday’s fatal UPS cargo plane crash.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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He's assembled a team to comb through the details and evidence.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The flintlock coughed a lot of smoke, but Zutterman heard the 270-grain roundball smack the buck.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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The flintlock pistol that Torres is given by the Yautja to fight his fellow prisoners is known by Predator fans as the Raphael Adolini 1715 pistol for an engraved plate that says just that.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Key Takeaways Clear the soil of diseased plants and weeds, then rake it flat.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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In addition to raking the traps, the greenskeeper at the country club also hired McConaughey to hunt the armadillos that were wreaking havoc on the greens of the golf course.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This tank is potentially equipped with a 130mm smoothbore gun.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With feverish speed and characteristic blunderbuss, President Donald Trump has given the federal government – and himself – unprecedented control over private economic decisions.—
Matthew Mitchell,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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Trump would also stop treating the Europeans as enemies with his blunderbuss tariffs.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifle. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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