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 Lyrids are known for producing bright, fast-moving meteors that tend to lack persistent trails, but have the potential to spawn spectacular fireballs as larger chunks of Comet Thatcher smash into Earth's atmosphere.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 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
The fireballs in the meteor shower are created by debris from Comet Thatcher, which takes about 415 years to orbit around the sun, according to NASA.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 31 Mar. 2026
Every February, there is typically a bump in fireballs because that part of the sky sits higher at night, which can make meteors easier to spot.
—Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Reports of sonic booms—a marker of deeper, larger entries—were unusually common among these big events, with nearly four in five higher‑witness fireballs producing sonic booms, per the report.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
These little fireballs waste no time coming in to eat.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 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
The fireballs in the meteor shower are created by debris from Comet Thatcher, which takes about 415 years to orbit around the sun, according to NASA.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 31 Mar. 2026
Every February, there is typically a bump in fireballs because that part of the sky sits higher at night, which can make meteors easier to spot.
—Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Reports of sonic booms—a marker of deeper, larger entries—were unusually common among these big events, with nearly four in five higher‑witness fireballs producing sonic booms, per the report.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
These little fireballs waste no time coming in to eat.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireballs
pistols
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Saul Pacheco, who turns 88 in November, is sitting in a lawn chair at the Arcadia Invitational with his friends, the starters dressed in red suits who fire pistols to begin races.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Halim and Aziz, according to prosecutors, had quickly followed suit, shooting Malcolm X with pistols.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Fireballs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireballs. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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