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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoothbores
Noun
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Ronald White of Milton, dressed in colonial attire, stood among a line of reenactors firing replica muskets in the church’s graveyard following the service and said the anniversary carries personal meaning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026 -
Then the French started to standardize their muskets.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Take photos or videos of valuable items such as jewelry, electronics, firearms, collectibles, and appliances.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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He is prohibited from having firearms, Jaques said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Oakland Police Department The searches also yielded six dirt bikes, one vehicle, two semiautomatic pistols and an assault rifle.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Seeking to strengthen the state’s gun laws, a key legislative committee voted Tuesday to ban pistols that can be converted easily into automatic machine guns.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The suspension applies to at least a part of SIG Sauer, a major small arms maker based in Switzerland and Germany.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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During the past few years, the Houthis have become less reliant on Iran for weapons, smuggling in drone components from Chinese companies and small arms from the Horn of Africa.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Smoothbores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoothbores. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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