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a very energetic person
a real pistol, she dances rings around the other performers
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Recent Examples of pistols
ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Gonzalez Nava was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on March 11, the same day a search of his New London residence turned up four firearms, including semi-automatic pistols and a shotgun, officials said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
During the timeframe, Provette De Faria sent pictures and videos to a cooperating witness showing firearms – pistols and rifles – and offering them for sale.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
In a retaliation effort Wright and another man, Ivan Powe, leaned from the windows of a black Chevy Impala and fired pistols into a field on East Robert Street, near Riverside Drive.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
Saul Pacheco, who turns 88 in November, is sitting in a lawn chair at the Arcadia Invitational with his friends, the starters dressed in red suits who fire pistols to begin races.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Halim and Aziz, according to prosecutors, had quickly followed suit, shooting Malcolm X with pistols.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
The city’s ongoing lawsuit points to the proliferation of machine gun conversion devices used on semiautomatic pistols.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
When Gaston Glock moved into making pistols, everything changed.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
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During raids in Czechia and Austria, police seized some weapons, such as knives, machetes, axes and gas pistols.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Gonzalez Nava was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on March 11, the same day a search of his New London residence turned up four firearms, including semi-automatic pistols and a shotgun, officials said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
During the timeframe, Provette De Faria sent pictures and videos to a cooperating witness showing firearms – pistols and rifles – and offering them for sale.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
In a retaliation effort Wright and another man, Ivan Powe, leaned from the windows of a black Chevy Impala and fired pistols into a field on East Robert Street, near Riverside Drive.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
Saul Pacheco, who turns 88 in November, is sitting in a lawn chair at the Arcadia Invitational with his friends, the starters dressed in red suits who fire pistols to begin races.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Halim and Aziz, according to prosecutors, had quickly followed suit, shooting Malcolm X with pistols.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
The city’s ongoing lawsuit points to the proliferation of machine gun conversion devices used on semiautomatic pistols.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
When Gaston Glock moved into making pistols, everything changed.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Pistols.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistols. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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