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Recent Examples of six-shooter
Who love the pop-cultured, Hollywood-ed image of the Texas Ranger: The cowboy wearing his Stetson, firing six-shooters at bad guys — usually Native Americans.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
In the latest Texas gold fight, though, six-shooters, stagecoaches and dusty trails have been replaced by legal briefs and courtrooms.
FROM 2016: New law calls for bringing Texas gold home.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The handgun, which was introduced in 1935 after Prohibition, is a six-shooter revolver that fires rounds at a high velocity.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Its big selling feature is a revolver-like cylinder that spins and snicks along on precision bearings, just like the cylinder of a six-shooter.
—New Atlas, 11 June 2025
Richard’s odds are lousier than Reacher’s were when Beck forced Reacher to play because this revolver is a five-shot model instead of a six-shooter.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
The back page of the report featured the cartoon character Yosemite Sam holding a six-shooter in each hand.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
The Broncos’ most successful regular season since Peyton Manning hung up his six-shooter ended with a historic, and emphatic laugher.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
One look at the bottle, whose stopper resembles an Old West-style six-shooter, confirms it.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
In the latest Texas gold fight, though, six-shooters, stagecoaches and dusty trails have been replaced by legal briefs and courtrooms.
FROM 2016: New law calls for bringing Texas gold home.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The handgun, which was introduced in 1935 after Prohibition, is a six-shooter revolver that fires rounds at a high velocity.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Its big selling feature is a revolver-like cylinder that spins and snicks along on precision bearings, just like the cylinder of a six-shooter.
—New Atlas, 11 June 2025
Richard’s odds are lousier than Reacher’s were when Beck forced Reacher to play because this revolver is a five-shot model instead of a six-shooter.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
The back page of the report featured the cartoon character Yosemite Sam holding a six-shooter in each hand.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
The Broncos’ most successful regular season since Peyton Manning hung up his six-shooter ended with a historic, and emphatic laugher.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
One look at the bottle, whose stopper resembles an Old West-style six-shooter, confirms it.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for six-shooter
Noun
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Garcia is opening his car door at that very moment, and fires nine shots at Denis with his 9 mm Glock pistol as Denis speeds toward and past him.—
Ella Moore,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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Despite the Miura’s gearbox being mounted at some distance, behind its transverse engine (a layout inspired by the Austin Mini), the pistol-grip lever moves positively around the open metal gate.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
18 May 2026
Noun
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According to prosecutors, Ellis pointed a revolver at his victims, including pressing it against the ribcage of a 5-year-old boy and the body and neck of a 15-year-old girl.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Prosecutors said Ellis pointed a revolver at the victims and, in two cases, pressed the gun against a 5-year-old boy’s rib cage and a 15-year-old girl’s neck and body.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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This mysterious derringer pistol has sparked more intrigue than any of his other dangerous finds because people want to know the back story.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, a 26-year-old white supremacist and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth pointed a .44 caliber derringer pistol at the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head and squeezed the trigger.—
Brian Matthew Jordan,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2024
Noun
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Powers started throwing things at Riccio, then grabbed a handgun and shot him, the witness reported, according to the complaint.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
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Police also found a Taurus 9 mm handgun in the area where Lane fled, Berlin said.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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There were four Elvises—two in fading black and white, two in lurid colour—all aiming a six-gun straight at her.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
30 Aug. 2023
Noun
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The clock itself ticks against the pitcher while serving as a starting gun for the runner.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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This accessory attaches to the end of a pistol, making shooting more accurate and allowing users to fire the gun like a rifle.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Braden Peters, an online influencer known as Clavicular, was sentenced to six months of probation and ordered to complete 20 hours of community service after pleading no contest in an agreement with Florida prosecutors to unlawfully discharging a firearm in public.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 May 2026
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One of them, Hossein Hosseini, received basic firearms training from a masked member of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Perhaps Edwards will have his sidearm in tow for next year’s playoff run.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2026
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Freeman’s home run against Sale in the sixth came on a 97-mph sidearm fastball and was his fourth of the season.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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“Six-shooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/six-shooter. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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