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Recent Examples of six-shooter
That’s because the six-shooter is a good approximation for a generic abstraction of a handgun.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
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
Gray tattoos could now be seen running up both arms, with the ones on the right — a skeleton with a six-shooter, a skull hovering over a line of bullets — coming from a time several years ago when Michalek thought that limb might be blown off.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
In 1971, a multi-museum spree in Connecticut led to the loss of a painfully rare Colt Whitneyville Walker revolver: the holy grail of gun collectors everywhere, inscribed into the 19th-century history of Connecticut and Texas as the world’s first six-shooter.
—Matthew Korfhage, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
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
Gray tattoos could now be seen running up both arms, with the ones on the right — a skeleton with a six-shooter, a skull hovering over a line of bullets — coming from a time several years ago when Michalek thought that limb might be blown off.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
In 1971, a multi-museum spree in Connecticut led to the loss of a painfully rare Colt Whitneyville Walker revolver: the holy grail of gun collectors everywhere, inscribed into the 19th-century history of Connecticut and Texas as the world’s first six-shooter.
—Matthew Korfhage, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for six-shooter
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The switches, which can be purchased for less than $20 or created on a 3D printer, allow the pistols to fire up to 1,200 rounds per minute, according to Platkin.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Altoona police found the polymer pistol affixed with a metal slide and threaded barrel in Mangione’s backpack, according to the criminal complaint.Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Police reportedly found a Taurus .38 special revolver, ammunition for multiple firearms, a high capacity magazine and drug paraphernalia during the search and arrested Jorge Bittar-Rivera, 46, of Waterbury.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ghost guns can be pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, machineguns and more.Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 10 Dec. 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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The teen is alleged to have opened fire with a handgun in a study hall at the school, killing a staffer and student and injuring six others before turning her weapon on herself.KC Baker, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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As seen in the video, an officer uses his handgun to shoot Hermosillo, who is then seen running into a bedroom and shouting.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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The guns were sawed into pieces and turned into scrap metal, prompting outrage from the trade association National Shooting Sports Foundation and the National Rifle Association.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Someone has to create and refine those design files to make the resulting guns function better and fit comfortably in a shooter’s hand.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 21 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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Additionally, firearms were the leading cause of death among children in both 2020 and 2021, per data from KFF, a nonprofit that provides research about health care issues.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Mangione is scheduled for his next court appearance Thursday morning for a preliminary hearing on firearms charges in Pennsylvania.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Six-shooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/six-shooter. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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