SEMIAUTOMATIC Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of semiautomatic

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Recent Examples of semiautomatic

Adjective

On May 4, Annunciation families watched from the gallery as the Minnesota Senate passed, by one vote, the most sweeping gun control bill in Minnesota history, including a ban on semiautomatic weapons and large-capacity magazines. — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors say one of the weapons used in the shooting was a semiautomatic firearm modified to function as a machine gun. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

Noun

Dressed for the occasion — and very comfortable with a semiautomatic. — Michael Ruiz , Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025 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

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Adjective

The attention generated by this AI management experiment was among the reasons California lawmakers moved to restrict automated workplace decisions.

— Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2026
Human attention varies with fatigue and lighting, whereas automated visual inspection applies the same standard to every vehicle, every time, catching a category of defects that a routine glance may overlook.

— Amir Hever, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of automated

Noun

That officer then drew their pistol and shot a round at Hill, the complaint said.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
More than 30 guns, including numerous pistols, rifles and shotguns, a crossbow, tactical gear, ammunition and electronics, were found by authorities while executing three search warrants at residences associated with the attackers.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of pistol

Adjective

Inside is Blancpain’s automatic caliber 615, introduced in 1995 and refined over the following three decades.

— Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
Items like window coverings, outdoor lighting, storage sheds and automatic garage door openers all add economic value.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of automatic

Noun

An officer, whose name the police department did not release, fired his handgun upon King, who was taken to a hospital.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
Under the federal law, people must be 21 to purchase a handgun from a licensed federal firearms dealer, though 18- to 20-year-olds can buy handguns from private sellers.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of handgun

Adjective

Instead of relying on a motorized mount to track the sky, its CMOS sensor physically rotates to cancel that rotation out, right at the image plane.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
Despite the challenges presented by motorized transport, the early Teamsters did not fight the innovation.

— Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of motorized

Noun

Authorities concluded that Haught had died accidentally while playing Russian roulette with a revolver, but that finding was later questioned.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
According to an arrest affidavit filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, during the argument, Zion Mitchell, 21, a National Guard member from Georgia, drew his service revolver and pointed it at another soldier.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of revolver

Adjective

The ability to fabricate and manufacture difficult objects has largely become computerized.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
But the very act of putting on a wearable—of willingly adorning oneself with a tiny computerized narc—is an act of surrender.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of computerized

Noun

Deepening security, humanitarian crisis In a sign of the continuing security concerns, Haitian police on Saturday arrested Orlando resident Claudin Sainvilus, 45, after allegedly finding an AR-15 rifle and tactical equipment in his luggage.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Cregger uses first-person-shooter point-of-view shots, with the long barrel of a rifle or automatic weapon lining up our sights; one running gag sees Bryan, completely hopeless with guns, having to shoot the locks off of gates.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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