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
When any petroleum tanker crashes and becomes a fireball, the industry takes a hit to its image.
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Dean Narciso, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
In Grand Prairie in 2020, a natural gas leak ignited under a roadway, resulting in a fireball and forcing nearby evacuations.
—Lexi Salazar, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
If the object is larger, like a boulder, and brighter, it’s called a bolide or a fireball.
—Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
The images that followed showed a fireball and smoke rising from the building after it was hit.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
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Dean Narciso, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
In Grand Prairie in 2020, a natural gas leak ignited under a roadway, resulting in a fireball and forcing nearby evacuations.
—Lexi Salazar, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
If the object is larger, like a boulder, and brighter, it’s called a bolide or a fireball.
—Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
The images that followed showed a fireball and smoke rising from the building after it was hit.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireball
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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His many credits include performances with the New York Philharmonic, pioneering minimalist composer Philip Glass, genre-blurring singer Cecile McLorin Salvant, drum dynamo Tyshawn Sorey and such past and present jazz sax powerhouses as Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath and Branford Marsalis.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Miles projects as a commanding dynamo who will cause havoc with her ability to play at a high tempo in transition, move the ball quickly in the half-court offense and deliver no-look passes from any angle.—
Matthew Coller,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Fireball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireball. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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