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
The residents of Brisbane, Australia, were also treated to a fiery show on April 21 when a vivid fireball burst into life over the evening sky.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025
It was then seemingly consumed by a large fireball.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 12 June 2025
Video posted on social media appeared to show the jetliner descending followed by a fireball and a dark plume of smoke.
—Leslie Josephs,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 12 June 2025
In a video, the aircraft is seen slowly sinking behind residential buildings, before a huge fireball blasts upward.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025
It was then seemingly consumed by a large fireball.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 12 June 2025
Video posted on social media appeared to show the jetliner descending followed by a fireball and a dark plume of smoke.
—Leslie Josephs,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 12 June 2025
In a video, the aircraft is seen slowly sinking behind residential buildings, before a huge fireball blasts upward.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireball
Noun
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Officers pursued, finding a ballistic vest, handgun magazines, a flashlight, face mask and Beretta 92 9mm pistol along the way.—
Stephen Swanson,
CBS News,
20 June 2025
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Those weapons included an AR-style pistol with an empty 60-round drum magazine, a Glock handgun and a black and tan AR-style pistol.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Simmons was utterly dominant at LSU, a 6-foot-10 transition dynamo who was athletically superior to everyone around him.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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These usually form in planetary bodies as a result of a dynamo, in which molten metals in the core start to convect thanks to slowly dissipating heat.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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“Fireball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireball. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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