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Recent Examples of sidearm
Either him or the sidearm guy from Alabama, Carson Ozmer.
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Mitch Light, New York Times, 15 June 2025
Outside of a fluke infield single from Jo Adell, Neto’s home run was all the Angels mustered against the funky, sidearm delivery of the New York southpaw through six innings.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Dunn has a half-dozen of his men — burly guards with sidearms holstered to their hips, dressed in black tactical uniforms that appear to have been lifted from Josh Brolin’s wardrobe in Sicario — scouting the area, literally looking for trouble.
—Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Clearly the basic architecture is meant to accommodate full field dress: boots, sidearm, plate hanger, the works.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Mitch Light, New York Times, 15 June 2025
Outside of a fluke infield single from Jo Adell, Neto’s home run was all the Angels mustered against the funky, sidearm delivery of the New York southpaw through six innings.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Dunn has a half-dozen of his men — burly guards with sidearms holstered to their hips, dressed in black tactical uniforms that appear to have been lifted from Josh Brolin’s wardrobe in Sicario — scouting the area, literally looking for trouble.
—Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Clearly the basic architecture is meant to accommodate full field dress: boots, sidearm, plate hanger, the works.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidearm
Noun
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What had happened, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, was that a man named Jalen Welch, 25, walked into the argument holding a pistol in a threatening manner and approached the shooter, described as a man from Oak Park.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The nephew had fallen asleep on the couch and was awakened by a man holding a pistol.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Radford has been stationed at Fort Stewart since 2022, and the weapon used was his own handgun, according to Army officials.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Then, Walker tried to attack Hatcher’s husband but was shot dead after the husband was able to reach his handgun, deputies said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
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Over the next 13 months, Berkowitz targeted a number of women and couples in secluded spots, using the same .44-caliber revolver in each attack.—
Chris Harris,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The gun, a reproduction 1873 single-action army revolver, fired a live round inadvertently loaded by Hannah Gutierrez, the production's weapons handler.—
REUTERS,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, a 26-year-old white supremacist and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth pointed a .44 caliber derringer pistol at the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head and squeezed the trigger.—
Brian Matthew Jordan,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2024
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This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Nov. 2023
Noun
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Carrying personal firearms on base is typically prohibited by military regulations.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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In April, Mangione was indicted on two counts of stalking, a firearms offense, and murder via use of a firearm.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Its big selling feature is a revolver-like cylinder that spins and snicks along on precision bearings, just like the cylinder of a six-shooter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 June 2025
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Richard’s odds are lousier than Reacher’s were when Beck forced Reacher to play because this revolver is a five-shot model instead of a six-shooter.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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On the first day of President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., federal and local authorities arrested 23 people, including suspects wanted for murder, gun offenses and other crimes.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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During the level two thrill ride, guests must use a Boo Blaster laser gun to zap Boocifer and other targets to accumulate points, the site adds.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Sidearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidearm. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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