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Recent Examples of zip gun
The search turned up additional drugs, drug paraphernalia, and a zip gun.
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cleveland, 27 Jan. 2022
cleveland, 27 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zip gun
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They were then directed to a safe house where a pistol with a silencer was waiting for them.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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During a news conference Friday afternoon, St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry said the events began shortly after noon on Friday when a man pistol whipped someone and fired gunshots in a home in the 1500 block of Jessamine Lane.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
11 July 2025
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The stabbing rampage that took place Saturday, July 26, left 11 people injured before onlookers, one of them apparently armed with a handgun, subdued the suspect in the parking lot outside the store just before police arrived, police said.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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The robbers, who were both reportedly armed with handguns, stole the victim’s cellphone, wristwatch and an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing in a white 2017 Hyundai Elantra with the Connecticut license plate AZ09385, according to police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 July 2025
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The United States has provided more than three billion dollars’ worth of assistance, including equipment such as Humvees, grenade launchers, small arms, night-vision goggles, and body armor.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Other buyers in Asia such as Bangladesh and Myanmar have acquired armored vehicles, trainer aircraft, and small arms.—
Amir Daftari
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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Authorities located the shooter’s vehicle nearby and subsequently discovered a rifle case, ammunition, magazines and a revolver – which was legally purchased on June 12 – stashed inside, Tisch said.—
Julia Bonavita , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2025
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After finding out that Lee had won $114 at a greyhound track, Windom bought a .38-caliber revolver and ammunition.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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That’s about when Derrick Perry, the other Marine, pulled out his firearm as others screamed at Gille to drop the knife.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 July 2025
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Investigators also learned Becton had pointed firearms at and threatened a previous girlfriend, according to the affidavit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Local officers and highway patrol with what was apparently looked like guns drawn according to an eyewitness.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Mondal also told police his wife pointed a gun at him.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
1 Aug. 2025
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Its big selling feature is a revolver-like cylinder that spins and snicks along on precision bearings, just like the cylinder of a six-shooter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 June 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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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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“Zip gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zip%20gun. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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