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 mystery starts with a fireball crashing into a remote woodland, awakening a terrifying creature hidden in the depths.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
Flowers and feathers and leaves and bells bestow transformational powers, turning him into a tanuki (a Japanese raccoon dog) or granting him the ability to fly or hurl fireballs from his hands.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
That was seen as a fireball blazing across the sky in broad daylight by dozens of witnesses.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Boise Fire Department Assistant Chief Romeo Gervais, who spoke at the meeting, said the show was 19 minutes long and had numerous effects, starting with eight liquid fireballs, which caused the large blast.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
Flowers and feathers and leaves and bells bestow transformational powers, turning him into a tanuki (a Japanese raccoon dog) or granting him the ability to fly or hurl fireballs from his hands.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
That was seen as a fireball blazing across the sky in broad daylight by dozens of witnesses.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Boise Fire Department Assistant Chief Romeo Gervais, who spoke at the meeting, said the show was 19 minutes long and had numerous effects, starting with eight liquid fireballs, which caused the large blast.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fireball
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireball
Noun
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Authorities said Diagne used both a pistol and a rifle during the attack.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Police in Austin shot and killed the gunman, who used a pistol and a rifle to carry out the attack, police said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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Pinning down when — and how — the moon’s dynamo operated offers clues about how its core cooled, how its mantle evolved, and why its geologic activity faded.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Cancer is personal for pop-music vocal dynamo Pink, whose Vietnam War veteran father died of the disease in 2021.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Fireball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireball. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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