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
Paul Callahan, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2025
If Aspen’s modest float was the starter pistol, the funding flurry of late May may prove to be the warm-up lap.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
During the course of the investigation into the holdup, a search of Derrick's vehicle at the club turned up a pistol and a felony amount of marijuana, court records show.
—John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
Forget about the cheetah’s speed, the eagle’s eyesight or the elephant’s brute strength, and say hello to the invisible glass frog, the indestructible honey badger and the pistol shrimp who can fire bubbles that are as hot as the surface of the sun.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
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Four provost marshals barged into the judge’s courtroom and bloodily bludgeoned him with the butt of a pistol in front of his jury and civilian spectators.
—Paul Callahan, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2025
If Aspen’s modest float was the starter pistol, the funding flurry of late May may prove to be the warm-up lap.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
During the course of the investigation into the holdup, a search of Derrick's vehicle at the club turned up a pistol and a felony amount of marijuana, court records show.
—John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
Forget about the cheetah’s speed, the eagle’s eyesight or the elephant’s brute strength, and say hello to the invisible glass frog, the indestructible honey badger and the pistol shrimp who can fire bubbles that are as hot as the surface of the sun.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pistol
dynamo
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The 2025 Tony Awards toasted a Broadway season teeming with delights—and lucky for us, no less a dynamo than Cynthia Erivo was on hand to host.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
9 June 2025
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The Ward-Continental-Twinkie baking dynamo had plenty of local competition only blocks away.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 June 2025
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“Pistol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistol. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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