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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 rifled
Vinícius exchanged passes with Bruno Guimarães on the left flank, took touches to make space and rifled a right-footed shot past the outstretched arm of Yassine Bounou for his 10th international goal.
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CBS News,
13 June 2026
Vinícius exchanged passes with Bruno Guimarães on the left flank, took a few touches to cut around Neil El Aynaoui and rifled a right-footed shot past the outstretched arm of Yassine Bounou for his 10th international goal.
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ABC News,
13 June 2026
Folarin Balogun, the striker recruited away from England, scored the second and then rifled a third into the top corner on the brink of halftime.
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Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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
And the ensuing batter, Jordan Bach, rifled a 381-foot homer — his seventh of the season.
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Gary Bedore
may 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
Nathan MacKinnon rifled in a goal, tacked on an empty-netter and assisted on another tally by Devon Toews, whose defense partner, Cale Makar, also scored.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Josh Eernisse picked the puck out of a faceoff scrum at the right dot and rifled a wrist shot into the top corner to even the score.
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Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
Down 0-2 in the count to the Orioles’ Kyle Bradish in his first big league at-bat, Griffin rifled a double to left-center and then used his blazing speed to come around and score on Jared Triolo’s ensuing single to right.
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Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
CBS News,
13 June 2026
Vinícius exchanged passes with Bruno Guimarães on the left flank, took a few touches to cut around Neil El Aynaoui and rifled a right-footed shot past the outstretched arm of Yassine Bounou for his 10th international goal.
—
ABC News,
13 June 2026
Folarin Balogun, the striker recruited away from England, scored the second and then rifled a third into the top corner on the brink of halftime.
—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Fisher then dangled past a series of defenders, and rifled a shot on net.
—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2026
And the ensuing batter, Jordan Bach, rifled a 381-foot homer — his seventh of the season.
—
Gary Bedore
may 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
Nathan MacKinnon rifled in a goal, tacked on an empty-netter and assisted on another tally by Devon Toews, whose defense partner, Cale Makar, also scored.
—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Josh Eernisse picked the puck out of a faceoff scrum at the right dot and rifled a wrist shot into the top corner to even the score.
—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
Down 0-2 in the count to the Orioles’ Kyle Bradish in his first big league at-bat, Griffin rifled a double to left-center and then used his blazing speed to come around and score on Jared Triolo’s ensuing single to right.
—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifled
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Digging in the cathedral's forecourt, archaeologists have searched roughly 13 feet below ground for remnants of the city's past.
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For the next three years, the family searched for answers.
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The new San Diego street circuit at Naval Base Coronado, laser-scanned for the main iRacing sim, is widely expected to carry over to the console game.
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Georgia's current voting machines print a paper ballot containing both a human-readable summary of a voter's selections and a QR code that is ultimately scanned and counted by election equipment.
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Amazon‘s Wondery is aiming to amplify the game of Boardroom, the media company founded by NBA champion Kevin Durant and his business partner Rich Kleiman, under a wide-ranging deal.
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Things to do Menorca’s art scene dates from the 1960s when the Grupo Menorca founded the island’s first contemporary art gallery.
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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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Investigators combed through wreckage Wednesday for clues to the cause.
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“Rifled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifled. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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