silencer
noun
si·lenc·er
ˈsī-lən(t)-sər 
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And if that wasn't enough, there’s a literal nitrous oxide canister tucked between the two rear titanium silencers.
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New Atlas, 15 July 2025
MacDonough, a nonpartisan official, found several Senate Republicans' provisions in violation, including attempts to repeal federal food aid for noncitizens, multiple measures softening environmental regulations and deregulation for gun silencers.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 28 June 2025
As Rusby talks of finding god and becoming a better man, Kev screws a silencer onto his pistol.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 26 May 2025
Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has also ruled against a section of the bill that removes regulations pertaining to gun silencers and easily concealable firearms under the National Firearms Act.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 27 June 2025
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New Atlas, 15 July 2025
MacDonough, a nonpartisan official, found several Senate Republicans' provisions in violation, including attempts to repeal federal food aid for noncitizens, multiple measures softening environmental regulations and deregulation for gun silencers.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 28 June 2025
As Rusby talks of finding god and becoming a better man, Kev screws a silencer onto his pistol.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 26 May 2025
Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has also ruled against a section of the bill that removes regulations pertaining to gun silencers and easily concealable firearms under the National Firearms Act.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 27 June 2025
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“Silencer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silencer. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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silencer
noun
si·lenc·er
ˈsī-lən-sər
: a device used on small arms to reduce the sound of firing
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