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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
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That’s because the six-shooter is a good approximation for a generic abstraction of a handgun.Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
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Towering over the Max Motors car lot is a giant gunslinger in the sky, six-shooters drawn and in a bit of a bad mood, judging by his expression.EDWARD M. EVELD, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
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During the killing, the pistol jammed, but the gunman was able to clear the jam and kept firing before running off.Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Battle as a Mandalorian Nite Owl, Mandalorian Warrior, and two Imperial Commandos, each with their own blaster pistols and jetpack elements.Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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The revolver will help grow Neon’s operations, including film acquisition, development, production and distribution, while also driving the indie studio into new international markets.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
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The revolver was in a holster that didn’t have a strap over the hammer.Brie Stimson, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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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
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This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023
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Gun switches like what Robinson imported often turn handguns into the equivalent of automatic weapons — with the ability to rapidly empty a gun's magazine with a single trigger pull.David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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He was released from custody, but the handgun was turned over to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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In the first quarter, while trailing 3-0, Williams dropped back to pass and tried to flick the ball up the field with a sidearm pass.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2024
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Driving the news: The Phillies simulated Mets' starting pitcher Sean Manaea's oddball, sidearm delivery during batting practice.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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Underlining the occupational hazards awaiting Iman, he has been issued a gun for his protection.Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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One of the men pulled out a gun and shot the victim multiple times in the right shoulder and elbow, cops said.Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Instead, two-thirds of these killings occur in the home, and most of these murders involve firearms.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 Dec. 2024
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At the department's daily crime briefing, officials also are identifying offenders linked to firearm violence, including any domestic violence involving a gun, and automatically sending those names to the department's Special Investigations Division.Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Six-gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/six-gun. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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