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
They’re known for comprising a particularly high number of brighter-than-average meteors, known as fireballs.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
These meteors are particularly known for being rich in fireballs, illuminating the sky with large explosions of light and color, and can produce about five meteors an hour at their peak.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Taurids tend to be less dazzling overall than other meteor showers but are notable predominantly for their more numerous fireballs.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2025
However, it is known for its bright fireballs, which are large, slow-moving meteors that can outshine the stars.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The Orionid meteor shower, which peaks in mid-October annually, is set to reach its maximum activity soon — offering skywatchers a dazzling celestial spectacle, as the fast-moving meteors occasionally become fireballs, appearing brighter than any of the stars or planets in the night sky.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Two annual meteor streams are now active that have the potential to spawn dramatic fireballs in the weeks leading up to their November peaks.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The shower produces about five to six meteors per hour traveling 41 miles per second and leaving behind glowing trains of debris and fireballs, NASA said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
There are fireballs of zombies on the loose.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
These meteors are particularly known for being rich in fireballs, illuminating the sky with large explosions of light and color, and can produce about five meteors an hour at their peak.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Taurids tend to be less dazzling overall than other meteor showers but are notable predominantly for their more numerous fireballs.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2025
However, it is known for its bright fireballs, which are large, slow-moving meteors that can outshine the stars.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The Orionid meteor shower, which peaks in mid-October annually, is set to reach its maximum activity soon — offering skywatchers a dazzling celestial spectacle, as the fast-moving meteors occasionally become fireballs, appearing brighter than any of the stars or planets in the night sky.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Two annual meteor streams are now active that have the potential to spawn dramatic fireballs in the weeks leading up to their November peaks.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The shower produces about five to six meteors per hour traveling 41 miles per second and leaving behind glowing trains of debris and fireballs, NASA said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
There are fireballs of zombies on the loose.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireballs
pistols
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And the baddest of them all, Alucard (*cough* read that name back, right to left), wears a red trench coat, a pair of laughably huge pistols, and sunglasses at night to prove it.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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On Wednesday, Castro’s office said 113 people had been arrested, 10 teenagers were detained and authorities seized 91 rifles, 29 pistols, 14 explosive devices and one ton of cocaine.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Fireballs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireballs. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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