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
Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
During his arraignment, federal prosecutors alleged that Allen came to the hotel with a shotgun, a pistol and three knives, per the Times.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, bought a Maverick 12-gauge pump-action shotgun from Turner’s Outdoorsman in Torrance in August 2025 and an Armscor semi-automatic pistol from CAP Tactical Firearms in Lawndale in October 2023, the profile shows.
—Myles Miller, Bloomberg, 26 Apr. 2026
Chatrie handed a teller a note demanding money, brandished a silver-and-black pistol and left with $195,000.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
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Noun
That’s when Talley allegedly pulled the pistol — illegally bought in an Indiana straw purchase — out from under a blanket, shooting one officer in the face and a second in the chin.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
During his arraignment, federal prosecutors alleged that Allen came to the hotel with a shotgun, a pistol and three knives, per the Times.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, bought a Maverick 12-gauge pump-action shotgun from Turner’s Outdoorsman in Torrance in August 2025 and an Armscor semi-automatic pistol from CAP Tactical Firearms in Lawndale in October 2023, the profile shows.
—Myles Miller, Bloomberg, 26 Apr. 2026
Chatrie handed a teller a note demanding money, brandished a silver-and-black pistol and left with $195,000.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pistol
Noun
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His many credits include performances with the New York Philharmonic, pioneering minimalist composer Philip Glass, genre-blurring singer Cecile McLorin Salvant, drum dynamo Tyshawn Sorey and such past and present jazz sax powerhouses as Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath and Branford Marsalis.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Could a contender slotted to pick in the teens (or even early 20s) be interested in trading up for Notre Dame running back dynamo Jeremiyah Love?—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Westman had decorated the assault rifle and shotgun with hate speech in ways that aligned with the dark underbelly of alt-right meme culture that regularly disparages people of color, Jewish people, the LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Iranian speed boats raking ships with machine-gun fire in the Strait of Hormuz.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Senior Lieutenant Ivan Kavun, the commander of a machine-gun platoon in the 30th Mechanized Brigade, spent 486 days in a frontline deployment, according to his unit.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Pistol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistol. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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