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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shotguns
Noun
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Their armaments included a variety of cannons, bombs made of explosive shells, and muskets.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Ronald White of Milton, dressed in colonial attire, stood among a line of reenactors firing replica muskets in the church’s graveyard following the service and said the anniversary carries personal meaning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mutch, who was convicted of killing a 13-year-old girl in 1975, is barred from having firearms.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the Senate, lawmakers today already passed bills regulating the 3D printing of firearms and renaming César Chávez Day for farmworkers.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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
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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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The suspension applies to at least a part of SIG Sauer, a major small arms maker based in Switzerland and Germany.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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During the past few years, the Houthis have become less reliant on Iran for weapons, smuggling in drone components from Chinese companies and small arms from the Horn of Africa.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Shotguns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shotguns. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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