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
Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Deputies recovered a 9 mm pistol during the stop, the statement alleges.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Authorities said Dayan acquired a .45-caliber pistol after her release from jail.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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In a sworn affidavit incorporated in the new federal complaint, an FBI agent alleged Mangione had a 9mm pistol and silencer in his possession when he was arrested at a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, some 200 miles west of Philadelphia.
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“Pistol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistol. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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