as in pistol
a very energetic person
what this club needs is a fireball who will bring some sorely needed energy and enthusiasm
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Recent Examples of fireball
The fireball, which quickly burned out on its own, was caused by fuel vapors igniting, Guzman told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Tuesday afternoon.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Pieces of that spacecraft broke up into several smaller fireballs during its plummet, turning the mass into a bright streaking spectacle across the night sky.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 May 2025
The mystery started with a fireball crashing into a remote woodland, awakening a terrifying creature hidden in the depths.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 May 2025
After making a sharp turn, the jet landed on its belly, slid down the runway and rammed into a concrete barrier, exploding into a fireball that killed 179 of the 181 people on board.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Pieces of that spacecraft broke up into several smaller fireballs during its plummet, turning the mass into a bright streaking spectacle across the night sky.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 May 2025
The mystery started with a fireball crashing into a remote woodland, awakening a terrifying creature hidden in the depths.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 May 2025
After making a sharp turn, the jet landed on its belly, slid down the runway and rammed into a concrete barrier, exploding into a fireball that killed 179 of the 181 people on board.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireball
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Williams was charged with murder, first degree manslaughter, criminal possession of a firearm, criminal possession of ammunition, and carrying a pistol without a permit.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
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Prosecutors say that Harris committed the fourth murder of Dietrich Whitley years later on Aug. 10, 2019 using a semi-automatic pistol.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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The 2025 Tony Awards toasted a Broadway season teeming with delights—and lucky for us, no less a dynamo than Cynthia Erivo was on hand to host.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
9 June 2025
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The Ward-Continental-Twinkie baking dynamo had plenty of local competition only blocks away.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 June 2025
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“Fireball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireball. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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