rifles 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of rifle

rifles

2 of 2

noun

plural of rifle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifles
Verb
  • Once inside, Shamos searches for sensitive data, Apple Notes, Keychain items, browser passwords, and even cryptocurrency wallets.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • So when a woman vanishes, leaving her car behind in a supermarket parking lot, Sloan searches online for similar cases.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The small 20-inch (50-centimeter) search robot then quickly and efficiently scans the seabed.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
  • On the plus side, Alphabet still scans as something of a bargain, especially within the context of big tech.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Owners often need to brush them weekly, if not daily, during peak shedding seasons, with coat rakes or shedding tools recommended to keep tangles at bay.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Armed with clubs and pistols, vigilantes went door to door, herding more than three hundred men, women, and children through the streets and out of town.
    Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Federal agents executed a search warrant at her home in Virginia and found three 9mm pistols, including one inside a purse that also contained Perkins’ photo identification.
    KC Baker, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Rifles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifles. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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