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noun

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Recent Examples of semiautomatic
Adjective
The weapons experts suggested a semiautomatic Beretta 92F handgun that could fire up to 15 rounds nonstop, though the tempo wasn’t fast enough. Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025 In the criminal case, a jury found Rocky not guilty of shooting Relli with a semiautomatic gun during a dispute on a Los Angeles street corner in November 2021. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 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 See All Example Sentences for semiautomatic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiautomatic
Adjective
  • The platform is now used by marketers, agencies, and growing businesses that need reliable, automated communication.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Complicating matters, there are legitimate uses for automated calls.
    Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The weapon charge was dismissed in exchange for forfeiting the pistol.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In the film, the pistol feels like both an inheritance from the father and a symbol of spirit.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The technology included corrupt automatic shuffling machines that read cards and predicted which player had the best hand.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Choose from eight lighting modes—including twinkle, slow fade, steady glow, or flash—and even set an automatic shut-off timer.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Police recovered a black, semi-automatic handgun gun which Green pointed at the drone and officers, Hoskin added.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • According to police, Laudermilk emerged from a residence on Polk County Road 14 armed with a handgun and fired a shot.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Complimentary access to non-motorized and motorized watersports includes water skiing, wakeboarding, tubing, snorkeling, paddleboarding, and kayaking.
    Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Sunday when a 2014 Toyota Camry hit her motorized three-wheeler from behind near Julian Street, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office and California Highway Patrol.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Deputies promptly located a revolver, per the Grimes County sheriff's office.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Snowling carried a revolver in his right hand and a semiautomatic handgun in his left.
    Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The opening scene is a nighttime beach-bash flashback, featuring computerized de-aging (which is very odd to see on actors who aren’t that old to begin with), in which it’s established that Morgan (Allison Williams) and Jonah (Dave Franco) are earnest, a touch dorky, and meant for each other.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Press the bright white button and watch the computerized wheel spin.
    Brad Evans, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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 31 Oct. 2025.

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