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
Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026
The gunman in that case was armed with a semi-automatic pistol and allegedly had extensive conversations with ChatGPT about how to use the weapon most effectively .
—Anat Lior, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Below these words was a drawing of a pistol with a bullet being ejected from the barrel.
—Phillip M. Carter, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
That’s when Talley allegedly pulled the pistol out from under a blanket, shooting one officer in the face and a second in the chin, authorities said.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Noun
Investigators obtained camera footage from the shop showing a young man emerging after buying the gun, a Taurus 9 mm pistol, to make a call on his cellphone.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026
The gunman in that case was armed with a semi-automatic pistol and allegedly had extensive conversations with ChatGPT about how to use the weapon most effectively .
—Anat Lior, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Below these words was a drawing of a pistol with a bullet being ejected from the barrel.
—Phillip M. Carter, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
That’s when Talley allegedly pulled the pistol out from under a blanket, shooting one officer in the face and a second in the chin, authorities said.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pistol
Noun
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The new study instead suggests the dynamo may come from continuous core growth itself.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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Armed guards patrolled federal buildings; machine-gun-toting snipers perched on rooftops.—
Sarita Gupta,
Time,
2 June 2026
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As seen in a recent action in Kupiansk, machine-gun robots can provide suppressive fire so the others can get through.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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“Pistol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistol. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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