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to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
rifled the desk drawer in search of the insurance policy
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Recent Examples of rifle
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
At Umayyad Square, in central Damascus, dozens of gunmen fired their rifles in the air in celebration.
—Justin Salhani, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
Terence Moore, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
After teaching herself how to rifle and archery hunt for deer, Kokes learned how to spear hunt.
—Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Awakening to hear his brother and others discussing him downstairs, Corcoran loaded his rifle and fatally shot all four men, the records state.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
At Umayyad Square, in central Damascus, dozens of gunmen fired their rifles in the air in celebration.
—Justin Salhani, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
Then, moments after woozy No. 1 wide receiver Drake London left the field for the Falcons during the opening drive of extra minutes, Cousins rifled another of his many perfect throws for the night through Tampa Bay defenders.
—Terence Moore, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
After teaching herself how to rifle and archery hunt for deer, Kokes learned how to spear hunt.
—Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024
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The first Menendez brothers trial for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents Jose and Kitty resulted in a hung jury.Christine Pelisek, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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After three straight drives in the second half without a first down, the Packers reeled off three in a row to start their next drive but still didn’t score on it after a shotgun run to Jacobs was stuffed well short on fourth and 2 from Seattle’s 39-yard line.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Now council members and city staff are searching for answers on how to move forward with building a police headquarters to replace one officers say is too cramped and outdated.Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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That’s where detective Kang Dong-woo, played by Jo Woo-jin, searches for his teen daughter and ultimately enlists help from the lowlife fixer Yoon Gil-ho, played by Ji Chang-wook.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Eventually Claire is able to remove the second musket ball, and Lord John happily announces the news to William and Rachel, who are waiting in the parlor.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Nov. 2024
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The one fatality among the troops was a Union officer who was downed by a musket shot through the thigh, according to a Texas Historical Marker at the site.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Mar. 2024
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After gathering the sheep's wool, it is washed and dried in the sun, then combed and woven on a loom that takes up an entire room.Ross Peleh, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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For best results, start at the base of your lash line and comb upward toward the tips of your lashes.Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
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If soil was prepared earlier in the year, rake the area again before seeding to loosen the soil and remove debris.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Ampadu is capable of creativity from the deep-lying role and often sends raking passes into the front line, but Tanaka’s ability in the final third gives him an extra edge too.Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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My first rifle had been a flintlock that had been given to me by an old friend, Ed Wesson, the gunsmith.Outdoor Life, Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023
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Modern gun technologies are far, far more deadly than the one-shot flintlocks of the 18th century—shouldn’t that matter?Robert J. Spitzer, Time, 6 June 2023
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First-generation matchlock rifles, tanks, and aircraft had major limitations but improved over time.Paul Scharre, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2018
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Guns are a part of American life, and have been since the very beginning, from the matchlock muskets arming the earliest colonies to the Colt revolvers and Winchester rifles of the Old West to the Glock handgun of today.Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2018
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Colman is Edith Swan, a middle-aged church lady who still lives with her blunderbuss of a father (Timothy Spall) and mild-mannered mother (Gemma Jones) in a working-class neighborhood of Littlehampton.Ty Burr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
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The State Department, in its blunderbuss way, wanted to open up a kind of détente with the citizens of Communist Eastern Europe.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2023
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“Rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifle. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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