as in pistol
a very energetic person
a dynamo who barely needs to sleep, or so it seems
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This, in turn, affects convection in the outer core—the dynamo-like process that generates the magnetic field that protects life on Earth from harmful cosmic rays.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Aaron Pierre’s former Marine Terry Richmond is a physical dynamo trained in de-escalation techniques who puts racist cops on their ass, uncovers a small-town civil-asset-forfeiture conspiracy, and plans a large-scale assault on the police force that let his cousin die.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Arizona State’s dynamo is part bowling ball, part ballistic missile — all of it packaged in the body of a tailback who became one of the sport’s best players and finished fifth in the Heisman race.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Scientists do believe the Moon had a magnetic field billions of years ago that was roughly comparable in strength to Earth’s, generated by a now-extinct molten core dynamo.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Aaron Pierre’s former Marine Terry Richmond is a physical dynamo trained in de-escalation techniques who puts racist cops on their ass, uncovers a small-town civil-asset-forfeiture conspiracy, and plans a large-scale assault on the police force that let his cousin die.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Arizona State’s dynamo is part bowling ball, part ballistic missile — all of it packaged in the body of a tailback who became one of the sport’s best players and finished fifth in the Heisman race.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Scientists do believe the Moon had a magnetic field billions of years ago that was roughly comparable in strength to Earth’s, generated by a now-extinct molten core dynamo.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Dynamo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamo. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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