as in pistols
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 fireballs
There was plenty of sword fighting, martial arts, explosions, fireballs and fireworks.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
It isn’t known for producing fireballs, and Bill Cooke, lead of NASA’s Meteoroid Environments Office, said the meteors are going to be moderately fast and faint.
—Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
This is where the most spectacular shooting stars and fireballs can appear.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Other meteor sightings in 2026 The latest meteor sighting comes after other fireballs have been spotted in other parts of the country, including on the West Coast, in the Midwest and in Texas.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
There are shooting options connected with Universal’s app, where selections include firing off steel spheres, fireballs and, as minions would have it, bananas.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Witness accounts described powerful shockwaves and fireballs spreading across parts of the city shortly after the strike.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
The fireballs in the meteor shower are created by debris from Comet Thatcher, which takes about 415 years to orbit around the sun, according to NASA.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 31 Mar. 2026
Reports of sonic booms—a marker of deeper, larger entries—were unusually common among these big events, with nearly four in five higher‑witness fireballs producing sonic booms, per the report.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
It isn’t known for producing fireballs, and Bill Cooke, lead of NASA’s Meteoroid Environments Office, said the meteors are going to be moderately fast and faint.
—Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
This is where the most spectacular shooting stars and fireballs can appear.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Other meteor sightings in 2026 The latest meteor sighting comes after other fireballs have been spotted in other parts of the country, including on the West Coast, in the Midwest and in Texas.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
There are shooting options connected with Universal’s app, where selections include firing off steel spheres, fireballs and, as minions would have it, bananas.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Witness accounts described powerful shockwaves and fireballs spreading across parts of the city shortly after the strike.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
The fireballs in the meteor shower are created by debris from Comet Thatcher, which takes about 415 years to orbit around the sun, according to NASA.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 31 Mar. 2026
Reports of sonic booms—a marker of deeper, larger entries—were unusually common among these big events, with nearly four in five higher‑witness fireballs producing sonic booms, per the report.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireballs
pistols
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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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Gonzalez Nava was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on March 11, the same day a search of his New London residence turned up four firearms, including semi-automatic pistols and a shotgun, officials said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Fireballs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireballs. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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