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Recent Examples of semiautomatic
Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
From the operation, the defense ministry said officials found a semiautomatic rifle and a magazine with 30 cartridges in the area of operations, which wasn’t disclosed in prior announcements.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
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
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Adjective
Republicans are against proposals backed by the DFL including a a ban on semiautomatic rifles with features like pistol-grips and detachable magazines, often described as assault weapons, as well as limiting magazine capacity to 10 rounds.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
From the operation, the defense ministry said officials found a semiautomatic rifle and a magazine with 30 cartridges in the area of operations, which wasn’t disclosed in prior announcements.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiautomatic
Adjective
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The limits will be largely enforced by the city’s school zone speed cameras, roughly 2,400 of which are authorized to issue automated tickets.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The new speed camera program is the result of a 2023 state law that authorized six cities to conduct five-year pilots of the automated camera systems.—
Kate Talerico,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On March 11, a San Francisco police violence reduction team raided his Albany apartment and found a Glock pistol with a fully automatic sear switch, according to police.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Zangara, who had purchased the pistol for $8 at a local pawnshop, mingled among a record crowd of 25,000 people who had come to catch a glimpse of the famed FDR.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Nolan Schanuel drove in automatic runner Adam Frazier with a one-out sacrifice fly in the 11th inning to lift the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-7 walk-off win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Accessibility There are plenty of elevators, wheelchair-accessible rooms, accessible parking, and wheelchair entrances with automatic doors for the lagoon entrance.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Two people have been charged, and a handgun was recovered, following a gunfire incident in the early morning of March 26 on the East Side of Aurora, according to the Aurora Police Department.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department have fatally shot a man who was allegedly armed with a handgun in East LA on Wednesday morning.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There are Padel and tennis courts and non-motorized watersports, including stand-up paddle board or windsurfing lessons with the likeable national champion, Phaidon Doukas.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Russians have brought in armored vehicles and motorized units and doubled their use of artillery and tactical aviation in the Kramatorsk direction, according to Ukraine’s 11th Corps.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Following Alfonso Morales’ arrest, officers seized an assault rifle, a semiautomatic pistol and a revolver from the apartment, according to Montoya.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Dingle was taken into custody and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, criminal possession of a pistol or revolver, carrying a pistol without a permit and carrying a dangerous weapon in a motor vehicle.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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If the figures of Rosie the Riveter, Lillian Gilbreth, and Jane Fonda helped to establish ideas of twentieth-century smartness, then PAT, a glitchy computerized mother figure, carries us into the present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ticketron changed this in 1969, pioneering computerized ticketing and greatly expanding ticket distribution through network kiosks across various retail outlets, such as department stores.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nienhuis returned to the house minutes later, where he was confronted by another of his sons who had armed himself with a rifle.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Upon arrival, Masse allegedly fired his rifle at responding officers and hit a cop with the Nottingham Police Department.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Semiautomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiautomatic. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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