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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
The 13-year-old also was charged with assault with a semiautomatic firearm and participating in a criminal street gang. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Police seized 13 semiautomatic handguns, ammunition, and numerous electronic devices. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiautomatic
  1. automated
  2. pistol
  3. automatic
  4. handgun
  5. motorized
  6. revolver
  7. computerized
  8. rifle
Adjective
  • The same flat, automated woman’s voice that announced the beginning of the call now announces its end.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Argus also provides automated assessments intended to measure mission outcomes and includes Argus Chat, which allows analysts to query data using natural language.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of automated
Noun
  • The pistol still had 12 rounds in the magazine, prosecutors said.
    — Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Here, from the pistol, Mestemaker comfortably uses his legs and hits the sail route for a chunk gain.
    — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of pistol
Adjective
  • Teoscar Hernández led off the 10th with a single off Jimmy Herget (0-5) and Freddie Freeman's sacrifice fly scored automatic runner Andy Pages.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Beating at the core of the new models is the automatic Calibre 37-24, which offers up a flyback function that lets the wearer stop, reset, and restart the timepiece with just a press of the pusher.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of automatic
Noun
  • Grayson threatened to shoot her, drew his handgun and ordered her to drop the pot.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Troopers seized the handgun and other items before the state police Eastern District Major Crime Squad arrived to take over the investigation.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of handgun
Adjective
  • Boothbay, Maine Three Flags, a 2021 contemporary shingle-style home on Midcoast Maine’s Linekin Bay, has a waterfront porch for dining and lounging, with a wood-burning fireplace and motorized screens.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026
  • This starter level includes a purely mechanical, non-motorized kick-scooter framework with no battery or motor.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of motorized
Noun
  • Talks are ongoing, and Anthropic could cap the revolver at its roughly $10 billion target, or below it.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators found documentation indicating George purchased a Taurus 38 Special revolver in February 2025, according to the KBI, the same gun found at the scene of the shootings.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of revolver
Adjective
  • Under Goldstein, Maryland was the first state to move to a computerized tax collection and processing system, according to the Maryland State Archives.
    — Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Officials later blamed the outage on a malicious cyberattack against computerized operating systems.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of computerized
Noun
  • Note that Denise is the parent who arms herself with a rifle and first shoots a dinosaur while Greg ambles around with a baseball bat.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Raman effortlessly turned the mayor’s rhetorical traps around like Bugs Bunny twisting Elmer Fudd’s rifle right in his face.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of rifle

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“Semiautomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiautomatic. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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