as in dynamos
a very energetic person
a real pistol, she dances rings around the other performers
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Recent Examples of pistols
CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
At least nine people were killed early Sunday as a group of assailants opened fire with pistols and an assault rifle at a South African tavern, local police officials said.
—Liezl Thom, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
There was criticism that the first police responders last week were armed only with Glock pistols, which did not have the lethal range of the assailants' shotguns and rifles.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
After draining a trey that put Houston up 98-81, Durant fired fake pistols with his fingers, cowboy style, into the floor as the arena started to empty out.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
And the baddest of them all, Alucard (*cough* read that name back, right to left), wears a red trench coat, a pair of laughably huge pistols, and sunglasses at night to prove it.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, Castro’s office said 113 people had been arrested, 10 teenagers were detained and authorities seized 91 rifles, 29 pistols, 14 explosive devices and one ton of cocaine.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Woody decides to challenge Colin to a old fashioned duel with pistols.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
As weapons go, Thompson’s eyelashes are far more lethal than those pistols of hers.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
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The first police responders to the Bondi massacre were armed with Glock pistols that lacked the lethal range of the Akrams’ rifles and shotguns.
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“Pistols.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistols. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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