as in pistol
a very energetic person
a dynamo who barely needs to sleep, or so it seems
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Recent Examples of dynamo
Miles projects as a commanding dynamo who will cause havoc with her ability to play at a high tempo in transition, move the ball quickly in the half-court offense and deliver no-look passes from any angle.
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Matthew Coller,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
Article continues below Some scientists had wondered whether the sun's magnetic dynamo was situated in a narrow near-surface layer, or perhaps extends throughout the entire convective layer.
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Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Gillis was omnipresent at her son’s Detroit events — a small dynamo of a woman who was always around for big moments at his Third Man Records complex and backstage at his shows, going back to his White Stripes days in the ’90s and ’00s.
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Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
15 Mar. 2026
In recent days, OpenAI signed a Mountain View lease that will enable the artificial intelligence dynamo to launch a big expansion into the South Bay.
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George Avalos,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Coller,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
Article continues below Some scientists had wondered whether the sun's magnetic dynamo was situated in a narrow near-surface layer, or perhaps extends throughout the entire convective layer.
—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Gillis was omnipresent at her son’s Detroit events — a small dynamo of a woman who was always around for big moments at his Third Man Records complex and backstage at his shows, going back to his White Stripes days in the ’90s and ’00s.
—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
15 Mar. 2026
In recent days, OpenAI signed a Mountain View lease that will enable the artificial intelligence dynamo to launch a big expansion into the South Bay.
—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamo
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The seizures added up to about 420 grams of cocaine, $2,291 in cash, a rifle, four pistols, various magazines and ammunition, and digital scales and packaging materials believed to be used in narcotics distribution, the sheriff's office said.
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At one point, the Challenger’s passenger threw an AR-style pistol out the window.
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Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez shared that Hollywood’s historic buildings tell the story of how this neighborhood became a cultural and economic powerhouse known around the globe.
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Windows 11 Pro is engineered to work with your PC—not against it—so your system finally runs like the powerhouse it was built to be.
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“Dynamo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamo. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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