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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shotguns
Noun
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The outlets added that Flores is on probation from a 2023 conviction involving a gun and DUI, which bars him from possessing firearms or drinking alcohol.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025 -
Akopov is charged with being involved with both firearms and methamphetamine trafficking.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most gun violence in America is carried out with pistols, and semiautomatic AR-15-style rifles have been used to commit some of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings.—
Andrew Blankstein,
NBC news,
20 Sep. 2025
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Those who remained in the South during the brutal fight for Civil Rights saw leaders and laypeople assassinated by white supremacists with long-range rifles, beaten by the butts of shotguns during marches, or shot with pistols at close range.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Shotguns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shotguns. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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