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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
Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
He is accused of firing 11 rounds from a rifle.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated February 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2026
CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Ovechkin then rifled home a wrister from the left circle to end a four-game goal drought and give the hosts a 5-1 lead near the midpoint of the second period.
—Oc Register, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Among them were a Mac-10 sub-machine gun with an ammunition magazine and muzzle suppressor, a Russian Saiga rifle and a firearm resembling those meant to fire gas canisters or explosive rounds, the complaint reads.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
He is accused of firing 11 rounds from a rifle.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated February 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
Ovechkin then rifled home a wrister from the left circle to end a four-game goal drought.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Ovechkin then rifled home a wrister from the left circle to end a four-game goal drought and give the hosts a 5-1 lead near the midpoint of the second period.
—Oc Register, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifle
Noun
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After entering the inner perimeter, Bradshaw said the man lowered the gas can and raised his shotgun before being shot by two Secret Service agents and a sheriff’s deputy.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Feb. 2026
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Throughout the weeks, fashion rode shotgun with world-class athleticism.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The university is searching for local partners and developers to broaden its housing options, Kelley said.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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On day two, passengers will see a totally different type of Canadian landscape as the train passes through more arid scenery, including canyons where prospectors once searched for gold, and then stops for the night in the small city of Quesnel.—
Jessica Poitevien,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Then the French started to standardize their muskets.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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His 134 men were armed with musket, cartridge pouch, and sword in case of a hostile encounter, and the Africaansche Galey lay close by with a couple of small cannon brought forward on the bow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Justin Vernon began combing through live recordings in 2020, modeling the concept on Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series and the Neil Young Archives, a press release notes.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 2026
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Four people were taken into custody in connection with a home invasion at a residence in Fairfield early Thursday which shut down multiple schools and triggered a shelter-in-place advisory while a large police presence combed the area in search of the suspects.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Smoke billowed from his flintlock and Rhoades didn’t see where the buck ran after the shot.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
28 Jan. 2026
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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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With a friend, slowly rake it across the floor to pick up dust and debris, and to push out larger objects from underneath the couch.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
20 Feb. 2026
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Fleischer recommends waiting until a snowstorm has ended before raking the roof and to never use a ladder in the snow.—
Christina Cush,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2026
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 26 Feb. 2026.
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