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
Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Video from a neighbor’s Ring camera shows a man identified by police as Soto pulling a pistol, then chasing Morello while continuing to shoot and pulling the trigger at least twice after Morello stumbles and falls to the ground.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The Investigative Committee said a Makarov pistol with a silencer was discovered at the scene.
—Cnn's Tim Lister, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Four Baltimore men were charged in 2024 with possessing three Glocks, an AR-15, an untraceable AR-15 pistol and eight machine gun conversion devices.
—Cindy Camp, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Authorities found two pipes, pistol ammunition and Tannerite, an explosive material, but did not locate a firearm.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Video from a neighbor’s Ring camera shows a man identified by police as Soto pulling a pistol, then chasing Morello while continuing to shoot and pulling the trigger at least twice after Morello stumbles and falls to the ground.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The Investigative Committee said a Makarov pistol with a silencer was discovered at the scene.
—Cnn's Tim Lister, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Four Baltimore men were charged in 2024 with possessing three Glocks, an AR-15, an untraceable AR-15 pistol and eight machine gun conversion devices.
—Cindy Camp, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pistol
Noun
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This process, called the solar dynamo, operates deep below the surface.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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But larger rocky worlds such as super-Earths are thought to have cores that are either fully solid or fully liquid, which typically limit the operation of a conventional, Earth-like core dynamo.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
26 Jan. 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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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 21 Feb. 2026.
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