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Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The gun-age law was included in a broader school-safety package that passed after former Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Nikolas Cruz, then 19, used a semiautomatic rifle to murder and injure students and faculty members at the school.
—Jim Saunders, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The second notebook had a sticker on the inside cover depicting a semiautomatic AK-style rifle on top of a trans equality pride flag.
—Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The gun-age law was included in a broader school-safety package that passed after former Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Nikolas Cruz, then 19, used a semiautomatic rifle to murder and injure students and faculty members at the school.
—Jim Saunders, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
For those who prefer the hands-on experience of making their own espresso, a semiautomatic keeps you in control.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiautomatic
Adjective
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Compliance Isn’t Automatic, Human Oversight Is Essential Regulatory complexity in banking spanning KYC, AML and consumer disclosures demands more than automated checklists.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has filed a lawsuit suit against the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) and its CEO Stephen Edwards, claiming the parties sought to implement semi-automated cranes at the port without consulting the union first.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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My thoughts, instead of feeling like they were being released via machine gun, felt like they were launched from an old-timey pistol shot underwater, the propulsion forcibly slowed.—
P.E. Moskowitz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But those ninth innings had started to become less automatic, and Counsell trusts relievers such as Brad Keller (Friday’s eighth-inning guy) and Andrew Kittredge (Friday’s closer) in just about any situation.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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That includes supporting a ban on semiautomatic automatic weapons and high capacity magazines.—
Mark Vancleave,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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And at Evergreen High School in Colorado, two students were wounded by a classmate wielding a handgun, who then fatally shot himself.—
John Feinblatt,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hundreds of police responded to the shooting, which included a student allegedly wielding a handgun, Kelley said in a news briefing.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The motorized arm can extend the display away from the base roughly half a foot in any direction.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
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No, not the kind with two wheels and a kickstand—an underwater scooter, which is a pint-sized, motorized device that can propel divers, snorkelers, and swimmers through the water.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Aug. 2025
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Federal partners including the FBI and NCIS will assist with digital forensics and evidence collection; prosecutors will decide whether any third parties, including caregivers, could face charges related to firearm access as the ownership and access to the revolver remain under investigation.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The sheriff's office said the suspect was armed with a revolver handgun.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The difference between CliffsNotes and today’s computerized counterparts encapsulates the disintegration of knowledge, particularly of reading comprehension.—
Joelle Renstrom
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, the creators behind the worldwide Netflix sensation, are in talks to bring Knight Rider, the 1980s action drama centered on a computerized talking car, to the big screen.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The notion that businesses should care about happiness arose with the increase of nonmanual jobs, said Alex Edmans, a finance professor at London Business School.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 May 2022
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“Semiautomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiautomatic. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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