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Recent Examples of revolver
At one point, when Fulton dropped the revolver, the victim tried to grab it, but his hands were still tied.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The lawsuit stems from an incident on Oct. 21, 2021, when an old-fashioned revolver Alec Baldwin was handling went off.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Police said that officers on the scene recovered a revolver from under Steven's body.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 16 June 2025
While still on parole last year, police investigated him for a potential parole violation based on an Instagram post on another person’s account showing him brandishing a revolver.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The lawsuit stems from an incident on Oct. 21, 2021, when an old-fashioned revolver Alec Baldwin was handling went off.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Police said that officers on the scene recovered a revolver from under Steven's body.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 16 June 2025
While still on parole last year, police investigated him for a potential parole violation based on an Instagram post on another person’s account showing him brandishing a revolver.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolver
Noun
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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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Police said Wright placed the pistol to his head and fired one shot.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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According to police, the man was taken into custody and hospitalized in stable condition with a handgun retrieved from him.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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Authorities also reported finding a loaded P80 handgun with no serial number.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Weapons of any kind including, but not limited to, firearms and knives.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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Outside the restaurant, a security guard approached Hodgson and asked him to leave since firearms were not allowed on the property, according to the news release.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The officer, who was not in uniform, pulled out a gun to protect himself, and a shootout ensued.—
Bill Melugin , Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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According to court documents and security camera footage used in the prosecution, the incident escalated when Orona, driving an SUV, pulled up alongside Milligan's vehicle and fired a gun out of an open window, striking Milligan in the head.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
20 July 2025
Noun
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So Lee would log on YouTube and search for sidearm pitchers.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Either him or the sidearm guy from Alabama, Carson Ozmer.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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“Revolver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolver. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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