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
Grace Byron, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
New Zealand has strict gun laws, which require an additional permit for possessing pistols specifically.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
According to the complaint, both Collins and Robledo carried 9-millimeter semiautomatic pistols to the protests and have lawful permits for the weapons.
—Bill Kirkos, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Collins and Robledo were in possession of semiautomatic pistols at the protest but had lawful permits to carry the firearms, according to court documents.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
Most gun violence in America is carried out with pistols, and semiautomatic AR-15-style rifles have been used to commit some of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025
Those who remained in the South during the brutal fight for Civil Rights saw leaders and laypeople assassinated by white supremacists with long-range rifles, beaten by the butts of shotguns during marches, or shot with pistols at close range.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Federal agents executed a search warrant at her home in Virginia and found three 9mm pistols, including one inside a purse that also contained Perkins’ photo identification.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Turner will play Lara Croft, the fearless British archaeologist who’s always ready to swing into action with her iconic braid flying and dual pistols blazing.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
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In May, 1967, the Black Panthers entered the California Capitol Building with shotguns, pistols, and rifles to protest stricter gun-control laws.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
New Zealand has strict gun laws, which require an additional permit for possessing pistols specifically.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
According to the complaint, both Collins and Robledo carried 9-millimeter semiautomatic pistols to the protests and have lawful permits for the weapons.
—Bill Kirkos, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Collins and Robledo were in possession of semiautomatic pistols at the protest but had lawful permits to carry the firearms, according to court documents.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
Most gun violence in America is carried out with pistols, and semiautomatic AR-15-style rifles have been used to commit some of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025
Those who remained in the South during the brutal fight for Civil Rights saw leaders and laypeople assassinated by white supremacists with long-range rifles, beaten by the butts of shotguns during marches, or shot with pistols at close range.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Federal agents executed a search warrant at her home in Virginia and found three 9mm pistols, including one inside a purse that also contained Perkins’ photo identification.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Turner will play Lara Croft, the fearless British archaeologist who’s always ready to swing into action with her iconic braid flying and dual pistols blazing.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Pistols.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistols. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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