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
Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
He was found with a Glock pistol, revolver and knives, according to court documents obtained by NBC affiliate KPNX.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
Authorities recovered a Glock 17 pistol, zip ties, duct tape, a knife, a crowbar, and other tactical gear in his possession.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
An Aurora officer shot him with a pistol, Chamberlain said.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
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Verb
There is no mention of the revolver purchased at Frontiersman Sports in police search warrant documents related to the shooting investigation, which list a Magpul semi-automatic rifle, a Taurus semi-automatic pistol and a Mossberg pump-action shotgun among the evidence collected.
—Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
He was found with a Glock pistol, revolver and knives, according to court documents obtained by NBC affiliate KPNX.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
Authorities recovered a Glock 17 pistol, zip ties, duct tape, a knife, a crowbar, and other tactical gear in his possession.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
An Aurora officer shot him with a pistol, Chamberlain said.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pistol
Noun
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The new season of the UEFA Champions League gets underway on Tuesday as Dutch dynamo PSV Eindhoven hosts Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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In other words, the dynamo (the natural process through which the sun produces its magnetic field) that was thought to depend on the tachocline also appears to create and maintain it, a feedback loop that earlier models had missed.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 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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In a startling image, a pregnant Perfidia fires off rounds with a machine-gun butt pressed against her swollen belly.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Warning Shots North Korea issued a scathing statement Saturday criticizing South Korea for firing more than 10 machine-gun warning shots on Tuesday as North Korean troops worked on a barrier near the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), the de facto border.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Pistol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistol. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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