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Recent Examples of speargun
Siberio dove into the ocean with his speargun, hunting for three hours before deciding to head home.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
Fish and wildlife police are looking for the culprit who shot an American crocodile with a speargun in the Florida Keys over the weekend.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
When Ray attacks Julie, Ava shoots him through the back with his speargun, killing him.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 July 2025
That afternoon, Mariottini went diving, hunting for amberjacks and sea bream with his speargun.
—Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 12 July 2025
Because the fish can both hear noise and feel vibrations, divers must take care not to, say, bump their speargun on the bottom while listening for croaks.
—Mike Raabe, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
This means that Hara had to catch the fish in 60-degree water with all her gear — a 10-pound weight belt, snorkel, fins and 2-pound EduSub speargun.
—Kaila Yu, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
As in the story, Domino shoots Largo with a speargun.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
The fish don’t typically try to swim away quickly when humans approach them, and some can even be caught with a diver’s bare hands, although they’re most often caught with a standard handheld net or a speargun.
—Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Mar. 2022
Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
Fish and wildlife police are looking for the culprit who shot an American crocodile with a speargun in the Florida Keys over the weekend.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
When Ray attacks Julie, Ava shoots him through the back with his speargun, killing him.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 July 2025
That afternoon, Mariottini went diving, hunting for amberjacks and sea bream with his speargun.
—Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 12 July 2025
Because the fish can both hear noise and feel vibrations, divers must take care not to, say, bump their speargun on the bottom while listening for croaks.
—Mike Raabe, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
This means that Hara had to catch the fish in 60-degree water with all her gear — a 10-pound weight belt, snorkel, fins and 2-pound EduSub speargun.
—Kaila Yu, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
As in the story, Domino shoots Largo with a speargun.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
The fish don’t typically try to swim away quickly when humans approach them, and some can even be caught with a diver’s bare hands, although they’re most often caught with a standard handheld net or a speargun.
—Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speargun
Noun
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The case stems from the shooting at Apalachee High School in September 2024, when then-14-year-old Colt Gray allegedly used an AR15-style rifle to kill two students and two teachers and injure nine others.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Expedition leader Jason Edmunds was at the front of the group, rifle slung around his shoulder, scanning the landscape for polar and black bears that live in these gorgeous, but harsh, environs.—
Robert Annis,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Two were killed with a shotgun.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Four-receiver sets, a shotgun formation and breakneck tempo were foreign to Faulkner.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to federal authorities, Morales Tejada in October 2023 was convicted in Superior Court in Connecticut on charges of carrying a pistol without a permit and first-degree failure to appear.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Smith’s waders started to fill with water, and the pistol strapped to his chest felt like a weight pulling him under.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Then the French started to standardize their muskets.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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His 134 men were armed with musket, cartridge pouch, and sword in case of a hostile encounter, and the Africaansche Galey lay close by with a couple of small cannon brought forward on the bow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With feverish speed and characteristic blunderbuss, President Donald Trump has given the federal government – and himself – unprecedented control over private economic decisions.—
Matthew Mitchell,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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Trump would also stop treating the Europeans as enemies with his blunderbuss tariffs.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Smoke billowed from his flintlock and Rhoades didn’t see where the buck ran after the shot.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
28 Jan. 2026
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The flintlock pistol that Torres is given by the Yautja to fight his fellow prisoners is known by Predator fans as the Raphael Adolini 1715 pistol for an engraved plate that says just that.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Officers recovered a Glock 9 mm handgun with extended magazines and about 96 spent shell casings from the bedroom, according to the release.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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Cobb County police have shot and killed a man reportedly armed with a handgun on Monday night, officials say.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Researchers recently found medieval cannonballs from culverins, an early form of cannon, that were most likely used by Vlad the Impaler, during his bloody battle in 1461 with the Ottoman Turks.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
5 Aug. 2019
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“Speargun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speargun. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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