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
See All Example Sentences for dynamo
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamo
Noun
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Rather than leave, Waugh reportedly returned to his motel room and retrieved a homemade semi-automatic pistol.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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Halim and Aziz, according to prosecutors, had quickly followed suit, shooting Malcolm X with pistols.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And those figures are boosted by players who may not hail from power conferences but certainly played for college powerhouses.—
Arnie Stapleton,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Netflix‘s new comedy Big Mistakes, created by the powerhouse duo of Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott, is surely a direct heir to Weeds and one that will probably at least interest viewers who watched Killing It and Deli Boys and Sunny Nights.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Dynamo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamo. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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