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
Meteors spotted across the US Leading up to the asteroids' approaches to Earth, eyewitnesses have also reported seeing multiple fireballs across the United States.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Green fireballs like the one Jenkins saw are often due to the presence of magnesium, which emits a bright blue-green light when heated and vaporized in the Earth's atmosphere, the museum said.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Large meteors that create bright fireballs are relatively rare but are not altogether uncommon.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Explosions in real videos are more often shown as plumes of smoke, not as fireballs, with bystanders rushing to film the scene only after the munitions meet their target.
—Stuart A. Thompson, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The smaller bombs, which at night can resemble orange fireballs, are difficult to intercept and have proven lethal.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 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
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
Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Green fireballs like the one Jenkins saw are often due to the presence of magnesium, which emits a bright blue-green light when heated and vaporized in the Earth's atmosphere, the museum said.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Large meteors that create bright fireballs are relatively rare but are not altogether uncommon.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Explosions in real videos are more often shown as plumes of smoke, not as fireballs, with bystanders rushing to film the scene only after the munitions meet their target.
—Stuart A. Thompson, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The smaller bombs, which at night can resemble orange fireballs, are difficult to intercept and have proven lethal.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireballs
pistols
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Oakland Police Department The searches also yielded six dirt bikes, one vehicle, two semiautomatic pistols and an assault rifle.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Seeking to strengthen the state’s gun laws, a key legislative committee voted Tuesday to ban pistols that can be converted easily into automatic machine guns.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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