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
Moore tallied 1,450 yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns in those three seasons with the Cardinals, but he might be better known to football fans for his time as an all-purpose dynamo at Purdue.
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Jim Reineking, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
This process, called the solar dynamo, operates deep below the surface.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
José Ramírez, as The Athletic’s Zack Meisel wrote, has demonstrated no signs of slowing down as a power-speed dynamo.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately for him, Cooper is a 16-year-old awards-circuit dynamo who has this award pretty much locked down.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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Jim Reineking, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
This process, called the solar dynamo, operates deep below the surface.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
José Ramírez, as The Athletic’s Zack Meisel wrote, has demonstrated no signs of slowing down as a power-speed dynamo.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately for him, Cooper is a 16-year-old awards-circuit dynamo who has this award pretty much locked down.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dynamo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamo
Noun
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One day, a customer walked in with a pistol on his waist.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2026
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Some of the girl’s recent public appearances included her driving a tank during army training supervised by her father and the pair firing pistols during a visit to a light munitions factory.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Besides the powerhouse ingredient, Livaura’s formula contains green tea extract, which protects the skin from free radicals and reduces the appearance of wrinkles.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Senior attackman Max Zicchitella paced things Saturday with a hat trick, as the Longmeadow boys registered an impressive victory by toppling perennial powerhouse Duxbury on the road, 7-5.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Dynamo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamo. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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