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
The 4-foot-7 dynamo needed a lift to ascend to the top of the podium.
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Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
While performance rebounded a bit over the last year, the company never quite became the streaming dynamo Zaslav envisioned.
—Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
Rockwell and his business cronies turn up in the audience to watch Japanese dynamo Endo (Koto Kawaguchi) wipe the floor with Marty.
—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
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Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
While performance rebounded a bit over the last year, the company never quite became the streaming dynamo Zaslav envisioned.
—Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
Rockwell and his business cronies turn up in the audience to watch Japanese dynamo Endo (Koto Kawaguchi) wipe the floor with Marty.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamo
Noun
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Police also found a 9-mm Mossberg semi-automatic pistol and Remington shotgun elsewhere in the house.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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After obtaining a search warrant for the home, authorities recovered a pistol in the living room next to Battle’s purse and a bullet casing that matched the gun’s caliber in the hallway.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Chillhouse Chill Tips Oprah and I are both fans of nail powerhouse Chillhouse, thanks to its press-on nail kits that give you an instant manicure.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Swishahouse went on to become a powerhouse label in hip-hop in the 2000s.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Dynamo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamo. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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