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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In the latest Texas gold fight, though, six-shooters, stagecoaches and dusty trails have been replaced by legal briefs and courtrooms.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In the latest Texas gold fight, though, six-shooters, stagecoaches and dusty trails have been replaced by legal briefs and courtrooms.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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As officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, Wenger came out the residence, pointed, then allegedly threw, what was later determined to be an airsoft pistol at officers, according to Podgorski.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Smith said the suspect, Shamar Elkins, a former member of the Louisiana Army National Guard, allegedly used an assault-style pistol to kill seven of his children and an eighth child related to him.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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As a result, a Caddo Parish district judge sentenced Elkins to 18 months of supervised probation, and Elkins turned his handgun into police as a condition of probation, court filings show.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Government contractor Steven Garcia, who oversaw nuclear weapons assets at the Kansas City National Security Campus, disappeared from Albuquerque in August 2025, last seen on surveillance footage leaving on foot with a handgun.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 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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In a dramatic scene, officers were captured on video approaching the home with guns drawn, looking for a suspect.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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For recovery, check out this wrist roller, which can also be used as a one-pound weight, or this muscle-soothing massage gun.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
21 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
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
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“Six-shooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/six-shooter. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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