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
An ultra realistic model of a dragon is perched on its roof and spews out fireballs thanks to flamethrowers hidden in its jaws.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
But things went sideways quickly, with the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 36 erupting in a fireball.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
Then comes the eruption of a giant, bright fireball that destroys the rocket and its launchpad.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
Thursday night’s detonation of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket during a static-fire test produced a spectacular fireball over Florida, sending shards of the rocket flying far and wide, into the sea and across the coastal scrubland nearby.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
But things went sideways quickly, with the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 36 erupting in a fireball.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
Then comes the eruption of a giant, bright fireball that destroys the rocket and its launchpad.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
Thursday night’s detonation of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket during a static-fire test produced a spectacular fireball over Florida, sending shards of the rocket flying far and wide, into the sea and across the coastal scrubland nearby.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireball
Noun
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The remaining weapons were found during a search of his home and included a rifle, a shotgun, and another pistol.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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But Alamo breaks his own ground rules, raising his pistol and attempting to fire before the glass breaks.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The new study instead suggests the dynamo may come from continuous core growth itself.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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His many credits include performances with the New York Philharmonic, pioneering minimalist composer Philip Glass, genre-blurring singer Cecile McLorin Salvant, drum dynamo Tyshawn Sorey and such past and present jazz sax powerhouses as Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath and Branford Marsalis.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Fireball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireball. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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