roscoes

plural of roscoe, slang

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roscoes
Noun
  • After police spoke to the teen and his family, but before police sought the emergency court order to confiscate guns, the father and his wife voluntarily stored 26 weapons — pistols, rifles and shotguns — with a licensed gun dealer, according to filings in the father’s case.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • They were armed with Glock pistols, which are only accurate for a short distance.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Ciber’s unit has five such machines, used sparingly, and is preparing another, faster robot, capable of covering 10 miles an hour, to carry Kalashnikov small arms into battle.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • In some cases, small arms fire and high rate-of-fire machine guns have proved effective against low-flying drones.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Federal prosecutors alleged that the suspects held guns while standing on both sides of the car and demanded that the victim hand over the cash.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
  • As a result, researchers have found, firearms are discussed in fewer than 1 in 4 protective-order hearings nationwide, and courts order abusers to surrender their guns in 66% of applicable cases.
    Sativa Banks, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • In a search of Jennings’ home after his arrest, authorities found multiple firearms, rifles and dozens of rounds of ammunition.
    Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • Two firearms were also seized during the searches, deputies said.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
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“Roscoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roscoes. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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