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Rubio joined the Marine Corps in January, trained as an infantry rifleman and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
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Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
6 Dec. 2025
Rubio, who joined the Marines less than a year ago, was trained as an infantry rifleman and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, the base said.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Dec. 2025
Dave Brubeck, already an accomplished jazz pianist, serving in a military band at a Riverside, California, base, was reassigned, trained, then shipped overseas as a replacement infantry rifleman.
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Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
Those services can include playing taps and providing riflemen.
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Jordan Rusche,
Twin Cities,
6 Oct. 2025
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Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
6 Dec. 2025
Rubio, who joined the Marines less than a year ago, was trained as an infantry rifleman and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, the base said.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Dec. 2025
Dave Brubeck, already an accomplished jazz pianist, serving in a military band at a Riverside, California, base, was reassigned, trained, then shipped overseas as a replacement infantry rifleman.
—
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
Those services can include playing taps and providing riflemen.
—
Jordan Rusche,
Twin Cities,
6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifleman
Noun
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Court records released last week detail the alleged plot to use small drones carrying explosives and snipers to target senior government officials and wealthy attendees.
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Evans is a sniper from distance, a serious movement shooter who gets his feet organized quickly before catching and firing quickly.
Noun
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The Knicks are bringing their deadeye sharpshooter back to Madison Square Garden.
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In the late nineties, when Lyme disease swept over Monhegan Island, off the coast of Maine, a professional sharpshooter was brought in to kill every single deer.
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“Rifleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifleman. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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