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
Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, Castro’s office said 113 people had been arrested, 10 teenagers were detained and authorities seized 91 rifles, 29 pistols, 14 explosive devices and one ton of cocaine.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Woody decides to challenge Colin to a old fashioned duel with pistols.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
As weapons go, Thompson’s eyelashes are far more lethal than those pistols of hers.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Authorities say that during the raid, police seized more than 800 Xanax pills, more than an ounce of cocaine, about four grams of MDMA, a 3D printer and equipment used to make pistols fully automatic.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
And, in this scenario, Hamas would commit to hold only defensive weapons, such as rifles and grenades and pistols.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
The indictment describes the four weapons, including two pistols, a rifle and a shotgun.
—Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
The devices can enable pistols to fire at rates of up to 1,200 rounds per minute, according to gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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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
On Wednesday, Castro’s office said 113 people had been arrested, 10 teenagers were detained and authorities seized 91 rifles, 29 pistols, 14 explosive devices and one ton of cocaine.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Woody decides to challenge Colin to a old fashioned duel with pistols.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
As weapons go, Thompson’s eyelashes are far more lethal than those pistols of hers.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Authorities say that during the raid, police seized more than 800 Xanax pills, more than an ounce of cocaine, about four grams of MDMA, a 3D printer and equipment used to make pistols fully automatic.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
And, in this scenario, Hamas would commit to hold only defensive weapons, such as rifles and grenades and pistols.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
The indictment describes the four weapons, including two pistols, a rifle and a shotgun.
—Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
The devices can enable pistols to fire at rates of up to 1,200 rounds per minute, according to gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Pistols.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistols. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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