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
Somewhere between 100-400 fireballs would hurtle through the sky per hour, and these would be visible to the naked eye.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
This beloved summer shower, known for its high meteor counts and bright fireballs, can produce up to 100 meteors per hour under ideal conditions.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
The report said the 12 additional fireballs went off as planned after the outsized explosion.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
The peak of the eta Aquariids on the morning of May 6 will unfortunately coincide only five days after a full moon - creating viewing conditions unfavorable for all but the brightest fireballs.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
Your first major opportunity to spot shooting stars and bright fireballs in 2026 arrives overnight tonight with the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower, though only the brightest members may be visible, as the annual event crescendos in the bright light of a full moon.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Though a full moon will spoil the show in 2026, stargazers could be treated to a host of bright fireballs and the sight of multiple meteors per hour whizzing across the night sky at more than 25 miles per second when the Quadrantids peak.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Stargazers could be treated to a host of bright fireballs and the sight of multiple meteors per hour whizzing across the night sky at more than 25 miles per second when the Quadrantids peak.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 2 Jan. 2026
Best viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, the ideal time to get outside and try to spot some of these luminous fireballs is in the predawn hours on January 4, according to NASA.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2026
Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
This beloved summer shower, known for its high meteor counts and bright fireballs, can produce up to 100 meteors per hour under ideal conditions.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
The report said the 12 additional fireballs went off as planned after the outsized explosion.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
The peak of the eta Aquariids on the morning of May 6 will unfortunately coincide only five days after a full moon - creating viewing conditions unfavorable for all but the brightest fireballs.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
Your first major opportunity to spot shooting stars and bright fireballs in 2026 arrives overnight tonight with the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower, though only the brightest members may be visible, as the annual event crescendos in the bright light of a full moon.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Though a full moon will spoil the show in 2026, stargazers could be treated to a host of bright fireballs and the sight of multiple meteors per hour whizzing across the night sky at more than 25 miles per second when the Quadrantids peak.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Stargazers could be treated to a host of bright fireballs and the sight of multiple meteors per hour whizzing across the night sky at more than 25 miles per second when the Quadrantids peak.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 2 Jan. 2026
Best viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, the ideal time to get outside and try to spot some of these luminous fireballs is in the predawn hours on January 4, according to NASA.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireballs
pistols
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Investigators found 16 guns including two pistols believed to have been used by a man who fatally shot his wife and their two children, then turned the gun on himself, in a murder-suicide inside the family’s Rancho Cordova home.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Presumably that meant plastic pistols were nonstarters.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Fireballs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireballs. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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