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what this club needs is a fireball who will bring some sorely needed energy and enthusiasm
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Recent Examples of fireballs
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.
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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
During that brief window, skywatchers can sometimes see spectacular fireballs lighting up the night sky.
—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
The Quadrantids are known for producing bright fireballs.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The year’s first supermoon in January coincides with a meteor shower, but the moonlight likely will obscure the dimmer fireballs.
—Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
The Geminids are known to produce bright, colorful fireballs that streak across the night sky.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
They’re known for comprising a particularly high number of brighter-than-average meteors, known as fireballs.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
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
During that brief window, skywatchers can sometimes see spectacular fireballs lighting up the night sky.
—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
The Quadrantids are known for producing bright fireballs.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The year’s first supermoon in January coincides with a meteor shower, but the moonlight likely will obscure the dimmer fireballs.
—Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
The Geminids are known to produce bright, colorful fireballs that streak across the night sky.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
They’re known for comprising a particularly high number of brighter-than-average meteors, known as fireballs.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 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 11 Jan. 2026.
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