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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Plumes of smoke, fireballs, spark showers, dry-ice fog and the occasional prop accented the moods.
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Fossils and fireballs While dinosaurs won’t be making a comeback anytime soon, scientists have long debated whether the giants were already declining when an asteroid wiped them from the face of the Earth 66 million years ago.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
This recognition validates the passion, innovation, creativity and hard work that go into every fall, fight, and fireball.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
Our heroes manage to drive them back using their own army of Iron Golems, as well as fireballs spewed by a massive, squid-like Ghast.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Fossils and fireballs While dinosaurs won’t be making a comeback anytime soon, scientists have long debated whether the giants were already declining when an asteroid wiped them from the face of the Earth 66 million years ago.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
This recognition validates the passion, innovation, creativity and hard work that go into every fall, fight, and fireball.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
Our heroes manage to drive them back using their own army of Iron Golems, as well as fireballs spewed by a massive, squid-like Ghast.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fireball
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“Fireball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireball. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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