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Recent Examples of semiautomatic
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
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiautomatic
Adjective
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The platform is now used by marketers, agencies, and growing businesses that need reliable, automated communication.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Complicating matters, there are legitimate uses for automated calls.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The weapon charge was dismissed in exchange for forfeiting the pistol.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
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The technology included corrupt automatic shuffling machines that read cards and predicted which player had the best hand.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Deputies promptly located a revolver, per the Grimes County sheriff's office.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Snowling carried a revolver in his right hand and a semiautomatic handgun in his left.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Press the bright white button and watch the computerized wheel spin.—
Brad Evans,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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