as in pistol
a very energetic person
a dynamo who barely needs to sleep, or so it seems
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Article continues below Some scientists had wondered whether the sun's magnetic dynamo was situated in a narrow near-surface layer, or perhaps extends throughout the entire convective layer.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Gillis was omnipresent at her son’s Detroit events — a small dynamo of a woman who was always around for big moments at his Third Man Records complex and backstage at his shows, going back to his White Stripes days in the ’90s and ’00s.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 15 Mar. 2026
In recent days, OpenAI signed a Mountain View lease that will enable the artificial intelligence dynamo to launch a big expansion into the South Bay.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
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.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Gillis was omnipresent at her son’s Detroit events — a small dynamo of a woman who was always around for big moments at his Third Man Records complex and backstage at his shows, going back to his White Stripes days in the ’90s and ’00s.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 15 Mar. 2026
In recent days, OpenAI signed a Mountain View lease that will enable the artificial intelligence dynamo to launch a big expansion into the South Bay.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
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.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
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Noun
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After police spoke to the teen and his family, but before police sought the emergency court order to confiscate guns, the father and his wife voluntarily stored 26 weapons — pistols, rifles and shotguns — with a licensed gun dealer, according to filings in the father’s case.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Obstacle racing will replace equestrian show jumping in the modern pentathlon event, joining fencing, freestyle swimming, laser pistol shooting and cross-country running.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Nvidia’s rise from chipmaker to AI infrastructure powerhouse has transformed it into one of the world’s most valuable companies.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Like East London, where a billion-pound investment has transformed the 2012 Olympic Park into a creative powerhouse.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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“Dynamo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamo. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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