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Recent Examples of six-gun
There were four Elvises—two in fading black and white, two in lurid colour—all aiming a six-gun straight at her.
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Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for six-gun
Noun
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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.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the latest Texas gold fight, though, six-shooters, stagecoaches and dusty trails have been replaced by legal briefs and courtrooms.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
Noun
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Rather than leave, Waugh reportedly returned to his motel room and retrieved a homemade semi-automatic pistol.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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Halim and Aziz, according to prosecutors, had quickly followed suit, shooting Malcolm X with pistols.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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Gutierrez Reed was convicted of loading a live round into a revolver, which Baldwin fired, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Police said the caller identified the individual as Muse and said he was armed with a revolver.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 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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Police responded Wednesday morning to a call from someone claiming to be outside Portage High School with a rifle and handgun, Portage Police said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Lemon was taken to Central Booking and was charged with first-degree murder, assault and handgun violations, police said.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And a sidearm lefty against [Smith] isn’t ideal either.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Each had a sidearm clasped in both hands.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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An emotional reunion for a suburban family who lost a loved one to gun violence.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Before his death, Mikhail had told sheriff’s deputies that he had been jumped in September by eight gun-wielding individuals, including Elijah, at the YMCA basketball courts near Oak Ridge High School.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During the fight, a firearm was discharged.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Bordelon said Elkins had been arrested in 2019 in a firearms case.—
Gerald Herbert,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Six-gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/six-gun. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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