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adjective

Definition of semiautomaticnext
as in automated

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noun

as in pistol

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Recent Examples of semiautomatic
Adjective
About a dozen states have banned semiautomatic rifles like AR-15s, which are often called assault weapons. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 She had previously been charged in those counts with assault using a semiautomatic firearm. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiautomatic
  1. automated
  2. pistol
  3. automatic
  4. handgun
  5. motorized
  6. revolver
  7. computerized
  8. rifle
Adjective
  • Truck makers and operators still have to solve some major issues, however, including how automated trucks will operate in variable weather and road conditions, and whether drivers should still be inside big rigs.
    — Shannon Roberts, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Massive infrastructure investments are also going toward increasing cloud capacity and AI compute power to handle real-time visibility, demand sensing and automated routing.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of automated
Noun
  • Battle with swords, pistols, anchors, or guitars, tow your haul between islands, and craft tools on the fly.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Expecting the boys to return, Young took a pistol from his safe and waited in bushes outside his home.
    — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of pistol
Adjective
  • Mississippi does not have an automatic recount process, but a challenger can seek a court order for one.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Mississippi's election procedures do not have an automatic recount provision.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of automatic
Noun
  • According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 15, 2024, White, brandishing a handgun, robbed the Sunglass Hut at the Westfarms Mall in West Hartford.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Walking south on Custer Avenue near Madison Street, police apprehended Miller and discovered the item believed to be a gun was instead a lighter that resembled a handgun, police said.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of handgun
Adjective
  • The robot has 13 motorized joints, with six in each leg and another that lets its upper body rotate.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • That’s double the rate of brain injuries caused by non-motorized bikes.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of motorized
Noun
  • How did a live round get into the revolver and who brought the lethal ammunition to the set?
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
  • On June 29, a New Haven Superior Court jury found Stokes guilty of murder, criminal attempt to commit improper sale of a firearm, conspiracy to commit improper sale of a firearm and carrying a pistol or revolver without a permit.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of revolver
Adjective
  • Aguilar also testified that investigators searched federal and state computerized fingerprint databases without finding a match.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The picture painted from the interview subjects, who occasionally draw sketches of weapons-screen interfaces on notepads, is of a computerized tracking-and-killing apparatus, culled from the surveillance Israel keeps of nearly every phone in Gaza.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of computerized
Noun
  • Chrinos was charged with carrying a rifle outside a home or business, three counts of unlawful transportation of a firearm, three counts of unregistered firearms and three counts of unregistered ammunition, DHS said.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Katarzyna Cisło, a Krakow police spokesperson, told ABC News the suspect was wearing military-style camouflage clothing, though not an official military uniform, and was reportedly armed with an AR-15-style rifle.
    — Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of rifle

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“Semiautomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiautomatic. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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