as in dynamos
a very energetic person
a real pistol, she dances rings around the other performers
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Recent Examples of pistols
Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The indictment describes two pistols, a rifle and a shotgun found in Roberts' possession.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The 29-year-old has the character’s famous shorts, shades and dual pistols at the ready.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Authorities recovered two pistols in his possession, Flores said.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The first police responders to the Bondi massacre were armed with Glock pistols that lacked the lethal range of the Akrams’ rifles and shotguns.
—CNN Money, 30 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
After draining a trey that put Houston up 98-81, Durant fired fake pistols with his fingers, cowboy style, into the floor as the arena started to empty out.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
And the baddest of them all, Alucard (*cough* read that name back, right to left), wears a red trench coat, a pair of laughably huge pistols, and sunglasses at night to prove it.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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The indictment describes two pistols, a rifle and a shotgun found in Roberts’ possession.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The indictment describes two pistols, a rifle and a shotgun found in Roberts' possession.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The 29-year-old has the character’s famous shorts, shades and dual pistols at the ready.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Authorities recovered two pistols in his possession, Flores said.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The first police responders to the Bondi massacre were armed with Glock pistols that lacked the lethal range of the Akrams’ rifles and shotguns.
—CNN Money, 30 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
After draining a trey that put Houston up 98-81, Durant fired fake pistols with his fingers, cowboy style, into the floor as the arena started to empty out.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
And the baddest of them all, Alucard (*cough* read that name back, right to left), wears a red trench coat, a pair of laughably huge pistols, and sunglasses at night to prove it.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Pistols.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistols. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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