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
This little dynamo, which is approximately 4 feet, 3 inches tall, isn't just following in its predecessor's footsteps.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Arizona State’s dynamo is part bowling ball, part ballistic missile — all of it packaged in the body of a tailback who became one of the sport’s best players and finished fifth in the Heisman race.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
This, in turn, affects convection in the outer core—the dynamo-like process that generates the magnetic field that protects life on Earth from harmful cosmic rays.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Aaron Pierre’s former Marine Terry Richmond is a physical dynamo trained in de-escalation techniques who puts racist cops on their ass, uncovers a small-town civil-asset-forfeiture conspiracy, and plans a large-scale assault on the police force that let his cousin die.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Arizona State’s dynamo is part bowling ball, part ballistic missile — all of it packaged in the body of a tailback who became one of the sport’s best players and finished fifth in the Heisman race.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
This, in turn, affects convection in the outer core—the dynamo-like process that generates the magnetic field that protects life on Earth from harmful cosmic rays.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Aaron Pierre’s former Marine Terry Richmond is a physical dynamo trained in de-escalation techniques who puts racist cops on their ass, uncovers a small-town civil-asset-forfeiture conspiracy, and plans a large-scale assault on the police force that let his cousin die.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamo
Noun
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Macias fired the first shot at Sweet with a 9mm pistol because Macias said that Sweet ran over his foot, Burnette told the detectives.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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During that year, the .45-caliber pistol, which went missing from the Gresham District police station, was used in at least three crimes, Illinois Answers and the Sun-Times found.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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That’s helped the oil and gas powerhouse become the country’s biggest producer of wind and solar energy.—
Tony Schick,
ProPublica,
12 May 2025
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The Italian was appointed team principal of Benetton in 1988 and was instrumental in turning the team into one of the powerhouses of Formula 1, winning the drivers’ world titles with Michael Schumacher in 1994 and 1995.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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“Dynamo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamo. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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