as in dynamo
a very energetic person
a real pistol, she dances rings around the other performers
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Recent Examples of pistol
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The stepson drew his pistol and shot Rodas.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Sep. 2025
When Jones came out to see who was there, Branton shot him several times with a pistol, according to Fort Worth Police.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
For national leaders, the pistol duel was not just about honor.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Ali and his team would later say that the pistol was a toy, but the truth has never been determined.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The stepson drew his pistol and shot Rodas.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Sep. 2025
When Jones came out to see who was there, Branton shot him several times with a pistol, according to Fort Worth Police.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
For national leaders, the pistol duel was not just about honor.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pistol
Noun
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The new season of the UEFA Champions League gets underway on Tuesday as Dutch dynamo PSV Eindhoven hosts Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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In other words, the dynamo (the natural process through which the sun produces its magnetic field) that was thought to depend on the tachocline also appears to create and maintain it, a feedback loop that earlier models had missed.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Westman had decorated the assault rifle and shotgun with hate speech in ways that aligned with the dark underbelly of alt-right meme culture that regularly disparages people of color, Jewish people, the LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Warning Shots North Korea issued a scathing statement Saturday criticizing South Korea for firing more than 10 machine-gun warning shots on Tuesday as North Korean troops worked on a barrier near the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), the de facto border.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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Typically these include cargo carrying, casualty evacuation, mine laying, one-way attacks with explosive warheads, and direct combat using machine-gun turrets.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Pistol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistol. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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