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Recent Examples of semiautomatic
Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Tacopina is currently in the spotlight after representing A$AP Rocky in his recent gun assault trial against A$AP Relli, securing the win for the Harlem rapper who faced two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Bills that would limit access to semiautomatic firearms and lower the barrier for establishing new unions are set for their second public hearings this week at the Colorado Capitol.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
Fox said the man had reportedly pointed a semiautomatic handgun at construction workers and then a pest control worker.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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That includes a bill that would ban the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Tacopina is currently in the spotlight after representing A$AP Rocky in his recent gun assault trial against A$AP Relli, securing the win for the Harlem rapper who faced two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Bills that would limit access to semiautomatic firearms and lower the barrier for establishing new unions are set for their second public hearings this week at the Colorado Capitol.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
Fox said the man had reportedly pointed a semiautomatic handgun at construction workers and then a pest control worker.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiautomatic
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Today styling itself as an automated end-user computing management platform, the company is currently at iteration version number 7.0 for Nerdio Manager for Enterprise.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Advocates say automated plans could introduce millions of lower-income Americans to retirement savings.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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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
Adjective
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This opens up the possibility of Wycombe either clinching automatic promotion before their two rivals play, or the door being prised open for either Wrexham or Charlton to nip through and set up a nerve-wracking final day.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Congress tried to address this issue by passing the Child Citizenship Act in 2000, which grants automatic citizenship to international adoptees.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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For example, the shiny black Pasha pattern on the dial is inspired by the seat centers of its motorized role model.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The crash was reported at 7:18 p.m. in the area of Meriden Road at Enoch Street where emergency crews responded to the report of a motor vehicle crash involving a motorized scooter, according to Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police Department.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
18 Apr. 2025
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Police also allegedly found an additional Glock pistol stolen out of Southington, a revolver and two high-capacity magazines, according to police.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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Some went to a gun store in town and bought all the revolvers in stock, in preparation for another attack.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Lawmakers raised the rifle buying age to 21 in 2018 after the Parkland shooting.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Former Attorney General Merrick Garland said in October that the Justice Department foiled the plot as the men bought the rifles from an undercover FBI employee.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Elon Musk's company launched its 32nd robotic resupply mission to the ISS for NASA early Monday morning (April 21), sending a Dragon freighter aloft from Florida's Space Coast.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The idea is that combining cheap-to-make AUVs with their own heavy armaments that are equally cheap and linking them with an intelligent sonar network would create fleets of robotic subs able to engage enemy ships and submarines in numbers never before seen.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Semiautomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiautomatic. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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