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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Just a day later, a medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood on Jan. 31, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes.
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Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Fire erupted as the aircraft tumbled, and the plane slammed into the runway, spitting out a huge fireball and leaving passengers hung aloft in their seats, according to passengers John Nelson and Peter Koukov.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Plus, the Perseids are known to generate bright and colorful fireballs, often vivid enough to shine through moonlight and light pollution.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
Scientists say the colors in a fireball are sparked by the type of minerals in the plummeting rock.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
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Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Fire erupted as the aircraft tumbled, and the plane slammed into the runway, spitting out a huge fireball and leaving passengers hung aloft in their seats, according to passengers John Nelson and Peter Koukov.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Plus, the Perseids are known to generate bright and colorful fireballs, often vivid enough to shine through moonlight and light pollution.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
Scientists say the colors in a fireball are sparked by the type of minerals in the plummeting rock.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Fireball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireball. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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