as in pistols
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 fireballs
The waning gibbous moon will be bright around the peak, so conditions will be tough for anything but the brightest meteors and occasional fireballs.
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Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
There may or may not be more fireballs in the sky lately, but there are definitely more reports of them.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
There was plenty of sword fighting, martial arts, explosions, fireballs and fireworks.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
It isn’t known for producing fireballs, and Bill Cooke, lead of NASA’s Meteoroid Environments Office, said the meteors are going to be moderately fast and faint.
—Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
This is where the most spectacular shooting stars and fireballs can appear.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Other meteor sightings in 2026 The latest meteor sighting comes after other fireballs have been spotted in other parts of the country, including on the West Coast, in the Midwest and in Texas.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
There are shooting options connected with Universal’s app, where selections include firing off steel spheres, fireballs and, as minions would have it, bananas.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Witness accounts described powerful shockwaves and fireballs spreading across parts of the city shortly after the strike.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
There may or may not be more fireballs in the sky lately, but there are definitely more reports of them.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
There was plenty of sword fighting, martial arts, explosions, fireballs and fireworks.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
It isn’t known for producing fireballs, and Bill Cooke, lead of NASA’s Meteoroid Environments Office, said the meteors are going to be moderately fast and faint.
—Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
This is where the most spectacular shooting stars and fireballs can appear.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Other meteor sightings in 2026 The latest meteor sighting comes after other fireballs have been spotted in other parts of the country, including on the West Coast, in the Midwest and in Texas.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
There are shooting options connected with Universal’s app, where selections include firing off steel spheres, fireballs and, as minions would have it, bananas.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Witness accounts described powerful shockwaves and fireballs spreading across parts of the city shortly after the strike.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireballs
pistols
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Following that memo, the USPS proposed a new rule in April that would allow people to mail firearms like pistols and revolvers.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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During raids in Czechia and Austria, police seized some weapons, such as knives, machetes, axes and gas pistols.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Fireballs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireballs. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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