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Recent Examples of sidearm
Scruggs recalled an early practice when Washington looked off Scruggs and then delivered a sidearm pass to a receiver – a la the Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes.
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2025
Either him or the sidearm guy from Alabama, Carson Ozmer.
—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
So Lee would log on YouTube and search for sidearm pitchers.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2025
Either him or the sidearm guy from Alabama, Carson Ozmer.
—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
So Lee would log on YouTube and search for sidearm pitchers.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidearm
Noun
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Most often heard as a voice in Mark’s earpiece, Cecil enters the fight in Invincible VS with specialized weapons, including plasma pistols, projectile launchers and grenades to keep opponents at a distance.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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On Friday, when police arrived at Garnett's residence to serve a search warrant, Garnett fled on foot with a pistol in a holster on his hip.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2025
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Deputies responded to the scene and found a black and purple 9mm handgun inside a large dumpster near the school parking lot.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Oct. 2025
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According to police, a physical fight then ensued when Hampton took out a handgun and allegedly shot Simpson three times.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Russian roulette is a deadly game involving a single bullet placed into a revolver.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Oct. 2025
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That’s when, police believe, Flores allegedly went back inside, grabbed a revolver and fired toward the man, per the outlets.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 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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In 1976, after wrecking his Rolls-Royce in a drunk-driving accident, he was arrested, intoxicated, with a loaded derringer on the grounds of Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2022
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That would include gun-violence restraining orders and domestic violence protective orders, which are among several kinds of orders that compel a restrained person to surrender firearms.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Robinson was also charged with firearm counts and multiple obstruction-of-justice charges.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Oct. 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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There were four Elvises—two in fading black and white, two in lurid colour—all aiming a six-gun straight at her.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
30 Aug. 2023
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Secure the hardware with nails, or use a hot glue gun as a backup.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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Pearson's campaign platform includes labor rights and living wages, affordable housing, Medicare for All, environmental justice, federal investment to combat poverty and gun reform.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Sidearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidearm. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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