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
Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Their scuffle escalated — with Banegas holding a Glock pistol and, later, pulling the trigger.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The gun appeared to be a Glock pistol, modified to shoot fully automatic, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Some of the prisoners shot and killed two guards with an automatic pistol.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
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Noun
As weapons go, Thompson’s eyelashes are far more lethal than those pistols of hers.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Their scuffle escalated — with Banegas holding a Glock pistol and, later, pulling the trigger.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The gun appeared to be a Glock pistol, modified to shoot fully automatic, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Some of the prisoners shot and killed two guards with an automatic pistol.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 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
Verb
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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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The pamphlet offered instructions for how to acoustically recognize an incoming threat and how to determine whether the source is machine-gun fire, artillery fire, rocket launchers, or an air raid.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Pistol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistol. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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