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
Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Sometimes the last thing a bodice-ripper needs is a reminder that the characters onscreen think leeching is a helpful medical treatment or that disagreements can only be handled with dueling pistols.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2026
Investigators found 16 guns including two pistols believed to have been used by a man who fatally shot his wife and their two children, then turned the gun on himself, in a murder-suicide inside the family’s Rancho Cordova home.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Presumably that meant plastic pistols were nonstarters.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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
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The company also argues that accidental firings happen with all manufacturers’ pistols.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Sometimes the last thing a bodice-ripper needs is a reminder that the characters onscreen think leeching is a helpful medical treatment or that disagreements can only be handled with dueling pistols.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2026
Investigators found 16 guns including two pistols believed to have been used by a man who fatally shot his wife and their two children, then turned the gun on himself, in a murder-suicide inside the family’s Rancho Cordova home.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Presumably that meant plastic pistols were nonstarters.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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
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“Pistols.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistols. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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