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
Rockwell and his business cronies turn up in the audience to watch Japanese dynamo Endo (Koto Kawaguchi) wipe the floor with Marty.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
Senior safety/outside linebacker Elian Oliva, an Air Force commit, was a dynamo.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
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
But Earth’s inner dynamo does not provide a perfect defense.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
Senior safety/outside linebacker Elian Oliva, an Air Force commit, was a dynamo.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
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
But Earth’s inner dynamo does not provide a perfect defense.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamo
Noun
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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At issue is whether the police search of Mangione's backpack was legal as officers went on to find a pistol, silencer and notebook inside.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The alternative way to get goods from ports in Russia or the manufacturing powerhouses of East Asia is to go south.—
Tucker Reals,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The bazaar was once Iran’s autonomous economic powerhouse—a network of merchants whose financial independence gave them leverage against state power.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Dynamo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamo. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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