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Recent Examples of revolver
Boddy then gives each guest a weapon — a candlestick, rope, lead pipe, wrench, revolver and dagger.
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
Broadly speaking, the bill wouldn’t apply to common handguns, revolvers or shotguns.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
After this exchange, Holder left the scene but returned a short time later, armed with a revolver and a semiautomatic handgun.
—Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The altercation escalated when Saldívar shot Selena in the back with a .38-caliber revolver.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
Broadly speaking, the bill wouldn’t apply to common handguns, revolvers or shotguns.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
After this exchange, Holder left the scene but returned a short time later, armed with a revolver and a semiautomatic handgun.
—Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The altercation escalated when Saldívar shot Selena in the back with a .38-caliber revolver.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolver
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After the shooting, police recovered an AR-15 style rifle – in addition to the pistol and a shotgun found at the scene – inside the car Phoenix Ikner drove to campus, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the ongoing investigation.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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Richie hands Harry a pistol, but the fixer gives it back.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
20 Apr. 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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This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Nov. 2023
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Rather than simply sourcing the best handgun commercially available, the army used the defense procurement system, which begins with determining requirements rather than evaluating what is currently on the market, adding years to the process.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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When Garza went inside the store and took at least one lighter from the counter, the clerk came outside armed with a handgun to confront Garza, who crouched by the puddle of kerosene and either threatened to light it or attempted to light it, Hodges said.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
22 Apr. 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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The back page of the report featured the cartoon character Yosemite Sam holding a six-shooter in each hand.—
Corey G. Johnson,
ProPublica,
5 Feb. 2025
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Johnson also spoke about the importance of properly securing firearms and using gun locks.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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Many aspects of American life—for instance, the view held by many Americans that freedom and the right to bear firearms are inextricable—do not resonate outside the United States.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Multiple instances of gun violence occur outside of New York City Public Schools, often involving students and school safety staff.—
Savanah Jackson,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Another recording, from a nearby security camera apparently without sound, appeared to show Lauren chambering a round and raising the gun, followed by police bullets kicking up dirt near her feet a moment after.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Clearly the basic architecture is meant to accommodate full field dress: boots, sidearm, plate hanger, the works.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, despite the sidearms and tactical gear, Dunn and his agents are practically Canadian in their politeness.—
Jason McGahan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Revolver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolver. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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