as in dynamo
a very energetic person
a real pistol, she dances rings around the other performers
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Recent Examples of pistol
Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2025
Officers pursued, finding a ballistic vest, handgun magazines, a flashlight, face mask and Beretta 92 9mm pistol along the way.
—Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 20 June 2025
Those weapons included an AR-style pistol with an empty 60-round drum magazine, a Glock handgun and a black and tan AR-style pistol.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Law enforcement agents recovered several AK-style firearms from the suspect’s vehicle, and he was believed to still be armed with a pistol, a person familiar with the matter told the AP.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
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Verb
Gonzales picked up a pistol that was on the bed and waved it around.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2025
Officers pursued, finding a ballistic vest, handgun magazines, a flashlight, face mask and Beretta 92 9mm pistol along the way.
—Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 20 June 2025
Those weapons included an AR-style pistol with an empty 60-round drum magazine, a Glock handgun and a black and tan AR-style pistol.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Law enforcement agents recovered several AK-style firearms from the suspect’s vehicle, and he was believed to still be armed with a pistol, a person familiar with the matter told the AP.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pistol
dynamo
Noun
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Simmons was utterly dominant at LSU, a 6-foot-10 transition dynamo who was athletically superior to everyone around him.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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These usually form in planetary bodies as a result of a dynamo, in which molten metals in the core start to convect thanks to slowly dissipating heat.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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“Pistol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistol. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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