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
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
21 June 2026
Police said Rodriguez’s 9mm pistol was equipped with an extended magazine.
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Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
The sentencing comes after a jury in April found Morales guilty on charges of murder, use of a firearm to commit a felony, felony murder, first-degree robbery and carrying a pistol without a permit, according to the DCJ.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
Inside Thomas’ home, investigators described finding a pistol, a hunting rifle, an AR-style rifle and several 30-round ammunition magazines.
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Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for pistol
Noun
Karma came walking up on Jamon Coleman one day with pistols in hand, the only kind of moment that ever scared his son.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
21 June 2026
Police said Rodriguez’s 9mm pistol was equipped with an extended magazine.
—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
The sentencing comes after a jury in April found Morales guilty on charges of murder, use of a firearm to commit a felony, felony murder, first-degree robbery and carrying a pistol without a permit, according to the DCJ.
—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
Inside Thomas’ home, investigators described finding a pistol, a hunting rifle, an AR-style rifle and several 30-round ammunition magazines.
—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pistol
Noun
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Against Scotland, the left-footed dynamo will be desperate for his first chance to leave an imprint on this World Cup.
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Prince gave his first comment on the two dynamo’s diametric philosophies during conversations with New Yorker contributor Dan Piepenbring, co-writer of the artist’s unfinished, posthumous 2019 No. 1 New York Times best-selling memoir The Beautiful Ones.
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.
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And the Israeli army remains a few miles south, its presence marked by the occasional plume of smoke where its artillery hits, and the rip of machine-gun fire.
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Armed guards patrolled federal buildings; machine-gun-toting snipers perched on rooftops.
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“Pistol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistol. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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