as in pistol
a very energetic person
a dynamo who barely needs to sleep, or so it seems
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Electric generator The cosmic dynamo: proceedings of the 157th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Potsdam.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2025
Sato said that atmospheric waves, including gravity waves and global-scale tidal waves, affect the ionospheric dynamo, a process generating an electrical current around the planet through the interaction between Earth's magnetic field lines and the motions of the ionized air of the ionosphere.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Aaron Pierre’s former Marine Terry Richmond is a physical dynamo trained in de-escalation techniques who puts racist cops on their ass, uncovers a small-town civil-asset-forfeiture conspiracy, and plans a large-scale assault on the police force that let his cousin die.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
To complement that kind of on-ball dynamo, DeVries hauled in a cadre of bigger, versatile defenders from the transfer portal.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2025
Sato said that atmospheric waves, including gravity waves and global-scale tidal waves, affect the ionospheric dynamo, a process generating an electrical current around the planet through the interaction between Earth's magnetic field lines and the motions of the ionized air of the ionosphere.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Aaron Pierre’s former Marine Terry Richmond is a physical dynamo trained in de-escalation techniques who puts racist cops on their ass, uncovers a small-town civil-asset-forfeiture conspiracy, and plans a large-scale assault on the police force that let his cousin die.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
To complement that kind of on-ball dynamo, DeVries hauled in a cadre of bigger, versatile defenders from the transfer portal.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Dynamo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamo. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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