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Recent Examples of assault rifle
The person in the front appears to be pointing an assault rifle.
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Joe Brandt, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
View gallery - 6 images With a simple switch of a magazine, the Drone Round is claimed to turn a standard NATO caliber small arm into a drone-killing weapon that combines the scattershot of a shotgun with the speed, power and rapid fire of an infantry assault rifle.
—David Szondy
april 19, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
Issues cited by residents include drug use, trash and a man with an assault rifle.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Marcel Ware, 20, faces felony charges of possessing an assault rifle, gun and ammunition possession by a felon, and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Joe Brandt, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
View gallery - 6 images With a simple switch of a magazine, the Drone Round is claimed to turn a standard NATO caliber small arm into a drone-killing weapon that combines the scattershot of a shotgun with the speed, power and rapid fire of an infantry assault rifle.
—David Szondy
april 19, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
Issues cited by residents include drug use, trash and a man with an assault rifle.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Marcel Ware, 20, faces felony charges of possessing an assault rifle, gun and ammunition possession by a felon, and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assault rifle
Noun
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In a separate case, prosecutors charged Lee with four counts of possessing an assault weapon.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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Lee was charged with murder and four counts of possession of an assault weapon.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The 27-year-old founder of a Sikh motorcycle club that prosecutors say was linked to the notorious Hells Angels has been sentenced for illegally dealing in firearms and unlawful possession of a machine gun.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The Coast Guard released a video showing a helicopter gunner using a machine gun to shoot in front of the smuggling boat, then a sniper rifle to disable the engines.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Noun
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In the winter morning sunshine, two tanks and an armored personnel carrier moved slowly down Constitution Avenue, accompanied by troops carrying submachine guns, while soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines lined the street.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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On the roof, a three-year-old boy from Chile plays with a toy submachine gun, pointing it at anyone who comes within range.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One casing is a 9mm caliber, likely a pistol, or a machine pistol or a submachine gun, Weir said.—
Mohammad Al Sawalhi,
CNN,
26 June 2024
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Prosecutors said police found two weapons in the getaway car when the men were detained on a highway about 50 kilometers (30 miles) outside Amsterdam, a Heckler and Koch machine pistol and, in a Louis Vuitton bag, a blank-firing pistol that had been modified to take 9-millimeter rounds.—
MIKE CORDER,
ajc,
18 Oct. 2021
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Gunfire disrupts the silence as Raya emerges through smoke, armed with a tommy gun.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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After speeches by longtime colleagues (the F.B.I. director, Christopher Wray, presented him with a replica tommy gun), Garland spoke.—
Fabio Bertoni,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Highlights will include Presentation of Colors, military band performance, remarks by military and civic leaders and Missing Man Formation flyover, 21-gun rifle volley and Taps.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
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The squad also presents families with three spent rifle cartridges representing the three volleys fired in recognition of their veteran’s service.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20rifle. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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