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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
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Investigators later recovered photographs showing large quantities of ammunition, two plate carriers loaded with AR-style magazines, an AR-style rifle and a bullpup rifle painted with an American flag.
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Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2026
On solo trips, there’s nothing worse than arriving somewhere and rifling through a mess of clothes; these cubes keep everything organized from lift‑off to landing.
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Julie Rousseau,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2026
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Noun
While conducting an arrest at Thomas' residence, agents seized a hunting rifle, an AR-style rifle, 30-round extended magazines for the AR-styles rifle filled with approximately 180 rounds of ammunition, and a pistol, according to court documents.
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Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Investigators later recovered photographs showing large quantities of ammunition, two plate carriers loaded with AR-style magazines, an AR-style rifle and a bullpup rifle painted with an American flag.
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Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Verb
Fisher then dangled past a series of defenders, and rifled a shot on net.
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Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2026
On solo trips, there’s nothing worse than arriving somewhere and rifling through a mess of clothes; these cubes keep everything organized from lift‑off to landing.
—
Julie Rousseau,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifle
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Riding shotgun with him will be Scheffler, who finally got on track by making three straight birdies, shooting 32 on the back nine and at least keeping alive hope of a career Grand Slam.
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The 28-year-old quarterback has dedicated much of the offseason to tweaking his footwork — putting his left foot in front of his right from the shotgun, against traditional NFL form — to fit Los Angeles’ new offensive coordinator’s scheme.
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In the last three months alone, Depop searches for babydoll dresses have increased by 144%, Y2K low- rise jeans by 102%, and peep toe heels by 108%, according to the platform.
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Enterprises and boards are continually searching for advantages and opportunities.
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Independence without muskets and mortars, hurrah!
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Pumphrey was felled there by a British musket ball, his body left to lie in a shallow grave in South Carolina.
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Styled by Ursula Stephen, Zendaya’s chocolate brown hair was combed over the right side of her head in a medium-sized wave that moved away from her face.
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This largely undeveloped swath of land is a great place to comb the sand for shark teeth and shells, while keeping a lookout for dolphins and pelicans.
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Smoke billowed from his flintlock and Rhoades didn’t see where the buck ran after the shot.
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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.
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Destructive winds in Oklahoma Farther west, a nasty line of thunderstorms from the same system raked through western and central Oklahoma after midnight CT Monday morning.
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They might well also be frustrated that Messi stayed on the pitch after his left boot raked the back of Aissa Mandi’s right leg at 1-0.
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According to reports, the tank will come with a KNDS ASCALON 120 mm smoothbore gun with an autoloader.
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At least three states — Hawaii, Ohio and North Dakota — treat a smoothbore musket the same as an AK-47 or AR-15.
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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.
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Trump would also stop treating the Europeans as enemies with his blunderbuss tariffs.
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“Rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifle. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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