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
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
Browley allegedly pulled out a pistol and shot Washington several times.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
Numerous shell casings from a semi-automatic pistol were recovered at the scene, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
At least nine people were killed early Sunday as a group of assailants opened fire with pistols and an assault rifle at a South African tavern, local police officials said.
—Liezl Thom, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Payne was convicted for stealing a firearm and carrying a pistol without a permit in Hartford in 2014 and served 16 months, according to Department of Correction.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
Browley allegedly pulled out a pistol and shot Washington several times.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
Numerous shell casings from a semi-automatic pistol were recovered at the scene, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
At least nine people were killed early Sunday as a group of assailants opened fire with pistols and an assault rifle at a South African tavern, local police officials said.
—Liezl Thom, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pistol
Noun
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Senior safety/outside linebacker Elian Oliva, an Air Force commit, was a dynamo.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Shaina Taub is the multi-hyphenate dynamo responsible for the show’s book, music and lyrics, in a production that has gone through some critical growth since its original off-Broadway run.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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
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Police said three of the guns had been reported stolen, and one handgun was equipped with a machine-gun conversion device.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Their recording was a kinetic thrashathon with machine-gun-fast guitar notes and solos and Hetfield’s convincing screams for mercy.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Pistol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistol. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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