as in pistol
a very energetic person
what this club needs is a fireball who will bring some sorely needed energy and enthusiasm
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Recent Examples of fireball
Two military jets collided midair during a stunt rehearsal in France on Tuesday before crashing to the ground and exploding in a massive fireball, dramatic video shows.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
The flame spread, and the passengers were trapped inside; when the door was finally pushed open, the rush of oxygen sparked a fireball.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Lastly, future studies can come up with better methods to identify what these fireballs are made of using the colors of the meteors.
—Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
Three people were killed, and one person was injured Friday morning when a small plane crashed near a major interstate in South Florida, sending a fireball into the air and pushing a car onto nearby railroad tracks, officials said.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
The flame spread, and the passengers were trapped inside; when the door was finally pushed open, the rush of oxygen sparked a fireball.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Lastly, future studies can come up with better methods to identify what these fireballs are made of using the colors of the meteors.
—Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
Three people were killed, and one person was injured Friday morning when a small plane crashed near a major interstate in South Florida, sending a fireball into the air and pushing a car onto nearby railroad tracks, officials said.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireball
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
Noun
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Patterson has made Judy into a dynamo, a standout on a show of standouts, and arguably the most unpredictable character in a world where Walton Goggins plays an elderly religious showman with a cocaine problem and a love of water skiing naked.—
Brian Grubb,
Vulture,
1 May 2025
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Porter was also a dynamo on special teams, indicative of his athletic gifts, blocking a punt in each of the past four seasons (and one field goal last year) and finishing his collegiate career with 18 tackles.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Fireball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireball. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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