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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
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
From the operation, the defense ministry said officials found a semiautomatic rifle and a magazine with 30 cartridges in the area of operations, which wasn’t disclosed in prior announcements.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Towns reversed the ball back to Brunson, who rifled a pass to Bridges on a cut to the paint.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The robots can be controlled through terminal consoles, by voice and with a tactical glove or control stick mounted on the rifle.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
From the operation, the defense ministry said officials found a semiautomatic rifle and a magazine with 30 cartridges in the area of operations, which wasn’t disclosed in prior announcements.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
The junior then rifled a cross towards the near post, where a cutting Annabel Grentz headed it into the bottom-right corner, handing the Patriots the 2-1 advantage.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Towns reversed the ball back to Brunson, who rifled a pass to Bridges on a cut to the paint.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifle
Noun
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Some hockey Warbucks is going to pull up to Carle’s house in a Brink’s truck soon and dare him to ride shotgun.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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Prince would ride shotgun in Reese’s truck all day, Brandon said.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One desperate woman searching for her uncle even called emergency rooms and police.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Read the full report for Tom Burger by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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He was killed during the French siege of Maastricht in the Franco-Dutch War on June 25, 1673, after being struck in the throat by a musket ball.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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D’Artagnan was killed by a musket ball to the throat in the siege of Maastricht in 1673, and excavators believe that a skeleton found in the city was his.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile in Tehran, rescue workers were combing through rubble Friday morning trying to find survivors after overnight strikes there.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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The ministry added that search and rescue teams were continuing to comb through the site.—
Monica Alba,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Smoke billowed from his flintlock and Rhoades didn’t see where the buck ran after the shot.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
28 Jan. 2026
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The flintlock pistol that Torres is given by the Yautja to fight his fellow prisoners is known by Predator fans as the Raphael Adolini 1715 pistol for an engraved plate that says just that.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Police say Ortiz raked Rihanna’s Beverly Crest property with an assault rifle, striking an Airstream trailer on the property, the singer’s home and a neighbor’s home.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Don’t rake or drive a vehicle through the area as forest floors are typically where morels grow.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This tank is potentially equipped with a 130mm smoothbore gun.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With feverish speed and characteristic blunderbuss, President Donald Trump has given the federal government – and himself – unprecedented control over private economic decisions.—
Matthew Mitchell,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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Trump would also stop treating the Europeans as enemies with his blunderbuss tariffs.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifle. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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