Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gats
Noun
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The equipment included high-caliber rifles, pistols, uniforms, boots, helmets, special rations, an electric generator, a satellite communications unit and at least 12,000 rounds of ammunition.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Finally, last October, California governor Gavin Newsom signed a law that made his state the first in the country to prohibit gun dealers from selling pistols that can be easily converted into fully automatic weapons via aftermarket switches.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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True was in her office inside the restaurant shortly after the lunch rush Monday afternoon when a customer came in and said the Chinese restaurant a couple doors down was on fire.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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The spectacle was sufficiently embarrassing that the Prime Minister decreed within a week that executions would theretofore be hidden behind prison doors.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Lester noted that the number of homicides has fallen 22%, shootings have dropped 25%, and more than 4,200 guns were seized in over the last four years.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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In your final scene, Joy sticks to her guns and leaves the ER.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The cards will work with new fare gates and fare boxes being installed across the system.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The new security gates to curb fare evasion and improve safety (more than 80% of the crime at BART used to come from fare jumpers) were delayed for years due to budget inaction.—
Steve Glazer,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At the same time, there are riparian natives — those that grow along watercourses — which may need regular attention in terms of water needs for many years after planting.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Assisting them will be a five-person team known as the closeout crew, which is responsible for closing and performing leak checks on Orion's hatches and are the last people the astronauts see before launch.—
Miles Doran,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Soon, the closeout crew will close the crew module and the exterior hatches on the launch abort system, which is a lengthy, careful process.—
Charlie Gile,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In others, objects are suspended from the ceiling, mounted above doorways, or made to float via balloon.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Caulk any open cracks and crevices in windows, doorways, baseboards and floors that have access to outside.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Over time, these nutrients move through storm systems and waterways into larger bodies of water such as lakes and ponds.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Pennsylvania waterways are stocked with trout by the state Fish and Boat Commission.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Gats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gats. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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