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
Southern hemisphere stargazers may be able to spot fireballs from a minor shower early in the month.
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Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
At 20 MeV particle energies—far cooler (and lower) than the initial 100 MeV fireball—these fragile nuclei finally have a chance to bind stably.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Space shuttle Challenger exploded into a gigantic fireball moments after liftoff today, apparently killing all seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Then, as the world watched, the mammoth spacecraft erupted in a huge fireball and shot out of control.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
At 20 MeV particle energies—far cooler (and lower) than the initial 100 MeV fireball—these fragile nuclei finally have a chance to bind stably.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Space shuttle Challenger exploded into a gigantic fireball moments after liftoff today, apparently killing all seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Then, as the world watched, the mammoth spacecraft erupted in a huge fireball and shot out of control.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireball
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According to federal authorities, Morales Tejada in October 2023 was convicted in Superior Court in Connecticut on charges of carrying a pistol without a permit and first-degree failure to appear.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Smith’s waders started to fill with water, and the pistol strapped to his chest felt like a weight pulling him under.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This process, called the solar dynamo, operates deep below the surface.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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But larger rocky worlds such as super-Earths are thought to have cores that are either fully solid or fully liquid, which typically limit the operation of a conventional, Earth-like core dynamo.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Fireball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireball. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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