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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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The site is supported by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, which employs automated bots and human moderators to prevent vandalism, resolve disputes, and ensure content follows a core set of policies, like maintaining a neutral point of view and providing verifiable sources for information.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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On Wednesday, Castro’s office said 113 people had been arrested, 10 teenagers were detained and authorities seized 91 rifles, 29 pistols, 14 explosive devices and one ton of cocaine.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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After Hedda burns Lovborg’s manuscript and Lovborg is shot by a pistol accidentally going off in her own hand (a gun gifted to her by Hedda, one of General Gabler’s ornate firearms), Tesman and Thea team up to attempt to rewrite Lovborg’s manuscript by hand.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
29 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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Modern Jacketed Hollow Points Modern Jacketed Hollow Points, or JHPs, aren’t specific cartridges but represent the pinnacle of handgun lethality design.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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During what appeared to be an argument, Leggett abruptly pulled a handgun out of his pocked and put it to Owais' chest and pulled the trigger, the complaint says the surveillance footage showed.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And then there were pics of Ben several years on, driving himself to class through the rutted streets of Cambridge in his motorized chair, or engulfed on the sideline by his teammates at the annual Yale-Harvard classic.—
Nick Stern,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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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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After the fight, Meza grabbed a revolver from his car and shot Christina.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Cincinnati police shot an 89-year old man who pulled out a revolver after police and first responders asked him to open his front door during a welfare check.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 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
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During the brutal winter that followed, Allied casualties mounted at such an unsustainable clip that European Theater headquarters put out a call for Black volunteers to serve in white rifle companies at the front.—
Time,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mahmoud also allegedly purchased a rifle and two boxes of ammunition with more than 800 rounds in each box.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Semiautomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiautomatic. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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