silencer
noun
si·lenc·er
ˈsī-lən(t)-sər 
Examples of silencer in a Sentence
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The specific geometrical design of the cap, the students explained, shifts the soundwaves that come out of the blower’s long nozzle—the same way a car muffler or a silencer on a gun works.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 18 May 2024
Apparently, hawking seasoned salt—as well as gun silencers, knives, and jiujitsu clinics.
—Longreads, 10 May 2024
Inside, police found one million rounds of ammunition, more than 250 guns — including at least 60 assault rifles — as well as silencers and homemade explosives, authorities say.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
Federal law requires silencers and similar devices to be registered, but the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) had no record of Gray doing so, the affidavit said.
—Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
They were arrested on suspicion of possession of a steroid, an assault weapon, a silencer and narcotics as well as manufacturing and selling metal knuckles and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the news release.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Paul Faye, 55, was arrested Monday on a single charge of possession of an unregistered firearm or silencer.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
From the 11:50 mark of the first half to the 5:02 mark, San Diego State rifled off 6-0 spurt ... followed by an 8-0 burst from Colorado State ... followed by an 8-0 answer from the home team ... followed by a 5-0 silencer from the plucky visitors.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
In 1975, August Maniaci was murdered outside his East Side home by someone with a .22-caliber pistol equipped with a silencer.
—Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
Paolo Confino, Fortune, 18 May 2024
Apparently, hawking seasoned salt—as well as gun silencers, knives, and jiujitsu clinics.
—Longreads, 10 May 2024
Inside, police found one million rounds of ammunition, more than 250 guns — including at least 60 assault rifles — as well as silencers and homemade explosives, authorities say.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
Federal law requires silencers and similar devices to be registered, but the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) had no record of Gray doing so, the affidavit said.
—Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
They were arrested on suspicion of possession of a steroid, an assault weapon, a silencer and narcotics as well as manufacturing and selling metal knuckles and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the news release.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Paul Faye, 55, was arrested Monday on a single charge of possession of an unregistered firearm or silencer.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
From the 11:50 mark of the first half to the 5:02 mark, San Diego State rifled off 6-0 spurt ... followed by an 8-0 burst from Colorado State ... followed by an 8-0 answer from the home team ... followed by a 5-0 silencer from the plucky visitors.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
In 1975, August Maniaci was murdered outside his East Side home by someone with a .22-caliber pistol equipped with a silencer.
—Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
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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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