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
Cluster munitions, including those seen in Associated Press video flying westward toward Israel, can look like falling fireballs — an effect caused by the friction of reentering the atmosphere.
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Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Starts With a Bang Scientists got their first clue about what could have triggered the formation of the solar system when a fireball appeared over Mexico in 1969.
—James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
Those interested in purchasing equipment should steer clear of telescopes that cost less than $500 and opt for Celestron, Robert Lunsford, the American Meteor Society's newsletter editor and fireball report coordinator, previously told USA TODAY.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Who wouldn’t want to bring a fireball or two into such a place?
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Starts With a Bang Scientists got their first clue about what could have triggered the formation of the solar system when a fireball appeared over Mexico in 1969.
—James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
Those interested in purchasing equipment should steer clear of telescopes that cost less than $500 and opt for Celestron, Robert Lunsford, the American Meteor Society's newsletter editor and fireball report coordinator, previously told USA TODAY.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Who wouldn’t want to bring a fireball or two into such a place?
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireball
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The gun, a Micro Draco pistol, was allegedly purchased at Clements' direction and was loaded with 17 rounds when police recovered it.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Surveillance video obtained by the Daily News shows a man exiting an SUV and approaching a white sedan with his pistol drawn.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Ditto at the rain-free Humphreys debuts of gospel-music legends The Blind Boys of Alabama, Brazilian music superstar Milton Nasciemento, solo guitarist Stanley Jordan, blues vocal dynamo Shemekia Copland, Portuguese fado singing star Mariza and, in 2017, the pioneering art-rock band King Crimson.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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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
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“Fireball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireball. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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