as in pistol
a very energetic person
a dynamo who barely needs to sleep, or so it seems
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Recent Examples of dynamo
Harmon will be likely be showered with cheers from fans who have loved every moment the scrappy, bouncing dynamo has given them.
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Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
Gillis was omnipresent at her son’s Detroit events — a small dynamo of a woman who was always around for big moments at his Third Man Records complex and backstage at his shows, going back to his White Stripes days in the ’90s and ’00s.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 15 Mar. 2026
In recent days, OpenAI signed a Mountain View lease that will enable the artificial intelligence dynamo to launch a big expansion into the South Bay.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Moore tallied 1,450 yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns in those three seasons with the Cardinals, but he might be better known to football fans for his time as an all-purpose dynamo at Purdue.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
Gillis was omnipresent at her son’s Detroit events — a small dynamo of a woman who was always around for big moments at his Third Man Records complex and backstage at his shows, going back to his White Stripes days in the ’90s and ’00s.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 15 Mar. 2026
In recent days, OpenAI signed a Mountain View lease that will enable the artificial intelligence dynamo to launch a big expansion into the South Bay.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Moore tallied 1,450 yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns in those three seasons with the Cardinals, but he might be better known to football fans for his time as an all-purpose dynamo at Purdue.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamo
Noun
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During raids in Czechia and Austria, police seized some weapons, such as knives, machetes, axes and gas pistols.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cole Tomas Allen, who authorities say rushed a banquet room at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night, had legally bought a 12-gauge shotgun at the Turner’s location in his hometown of Torrance, as well as a semiautomatic pistol at CAP Tactical Firearms in neighboring Lawndale.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Backed by a raucous sellout crowd hungry for Orange County’s first playoff hockey since 2018, the Ducks overcame their season-long defensive shortcomings by outscoring the powerhouse Oilers even after Connor McDavid recorded his first points of the series.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Bailey was a blue-chip recruit at Mater Dei, the Southern California prep powerhouse.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Dynamo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamo. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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