silencer
noun
si·lenc·er
ˈsī-lən(t)-sər 
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Among the weapons returned: a dozen firearms, six gun silencers, 660 rounds of ammunition and the Sig Sauer P320 semiautomatic handgun and silencer that police believe were used in the Feb. 16 shootings, court records show.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Federal prosecutors have charged him with murder, use of a firearm silencer in committing a violent crime and interstate stalking.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
The report also cited the possession of rifles with silencers and questionable real estate dealings.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Bomb-making materials and what officials suspect was a silencer were found at the house.
—Michael Kosnar, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Federal prosecutors have charged him with murder, use of a firearm silencer in committing a violent crime and interstate stalking.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
The report also cited the possession of rifles with silencers and questionable real estate dealings.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Bomb-making materials and what officials suspect was a silencer were found at the house.
—Michael Kosnar, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Silencer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silencer. Accessed 24 Mar. 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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