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as in pistol
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as in door
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Recent Examples of gat The looks in KPop Demon Hunters were immediately iconic, and there is no doubt that Halloween will be dominated by gilded shoulder pads and wide-brimmed black gat, or the traditional Korean hat worn by the demon boy band. —
Ali Wunderman, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025 Also, demons—more specifically, the gat-wearing, hanbok-donning jeoseung saja, a kind of grim reaper tasked with guiding the dead to the afterlife in Korean mythology. —Kayti Burt, Time, 21 Aug. 2025 Don’t bring your lawyer, bring your gat or bring your clique, man. —Angel Diaz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Ali Wunderman, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025 Also, demons—more specifically, the gat-wearing, hanbok-donning jeoseung saja, a kind of grim reaper tasked with guiding the dead to the afterlife in Korean mythology. —Kayti Burt, Time, 21 Aug. 2025 Don’t bring your lawyer, bring your gat or bring your clique, man. —Angel Diaz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gat
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During raids in Czechia and Austria, police seized some weapons, such as knives, machetes, axes and gas pistols.— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Cole Tomas Allen, who authorities say rushed a banquet room at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night, had legally bought a 12-gauge shotgun at the Turner’s location in his hometown of Torrance, as well as a semiautomatic pistol at CAP Tactical Firearms in neighboring Lawndale.— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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There’s the front door intercom panel, a pair of embossed leather club chairs and, fatefully, Mr Big’s Peloton water bottle.— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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The girl reportedly freed herself and knocked on a nearby neighbor's door, where she was brought inside to safety.— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
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Police also found a revolver on the lawn of a home on Lafayette Street, around 200 feet from where the shooting happened.— Nick Lentz, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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An unwell postal worker picked off lover’s-lane couples with a revolver.— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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Councilmembers deemed the metal gates — the ones that cover the front of basically every bodega, bank, and laundromat — unsightly and a magnet for graffiti.— Clio Chang, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026
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Every morning, growing crowds press up against the gates of surviving factories, hoping to be called in for a shift.— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Paulemon is accused of getting out of the car while armed with a handgun.— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
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He was found a short time later under a porch nearby, still nude with his hospital gown and a 10mm handgun, prosecutors said.— Darius Johnson, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Elevators travel to all passenger decks, including the observation deck, and ramps have been fitted to midship doorways leading out to the promenade deck.— Aaron Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
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Thomas arrived and pulled Taylor away from the doorway.— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Allen has been charged not only with attempting to assassinate a president, but also with transporting a gun and ammunition to commit a felony and firing a gun during a violent crime.— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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Months earlier, the shooter had extensive conversations with ChatGPT discussing scenarios involving gun violence, the lawsuits allege.— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
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At the time, his high school was on the brink of shutting down—but the then-teenager battened down the hatches, studied hard, and became class valedictorian.— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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There’s even a service hatch by the outside door so messages and room service can be delivered discreetly.— Hollie Clemence, TheWeek, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Gat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/gat. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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