as in pistol
a very energetic person
what this club needs is a fireball who will bring some sorely needed energy and enthusiasm
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Recent Examples of fireball
Videos taken by witnesses show cars diverting and driving away from the scene after capturing the fireball that lights up moments after the crash.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2025
Video captured the moment the plane -- loaded up with thousands of gallons of fuel for a long-distance flight to Hawaii -- crashed, resulting in a large fireball.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
The fireball expands rapidly, rippling through the air as emergency sirens wail faintly in the distance.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
They’re known for comprising a particularly high number of brighter-than-average meteors, known as fireballs.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2025
Video captured the moment the plane -- loaded up with thousands of gallons of fuel for a long-distance flight to Hawaii -- crashed, resulting in a large fireball.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
The fireball expands rapidly, rippling through the air as emergency sirens wail faintly in the distance.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
They’re known for comprising a particularly high number of brighter-than-average meteors, known as fireballs.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireball
Noun
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And the baddest of them all, Alucard (*cough* read that name back, right to left), wears a red trench coat, a pair of laughably huge pistols, and sunglasses at night to prove it.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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On Wednesday, Castro’s office said 113 people had been arrested, 10 teenagers were detained and authorities seized 91 rifles, 29 pistols, 14 explosive devices and one ton of cocaine.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Senior safety/outside linebacker Elian Oliva, an Air Force commit, was a dynamo.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Shaina Taub is the multi-hyphenate dynamo responsible for the show’s book, music and lyrics, in a production that has gone through some critical growth since its original off-Broadway run.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Fireball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireball. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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