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fireball

[fahyuhr-bawl] / ˈfaɪərˌbɔl /










NOUN
grenade
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The shower is also famous for its bright "fireball" meteors.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

To investigate these processes, the team used a plasma flow reactor designed to mimic part of the environment inside a nuclear fireball.

From Science Daily Jun. 3, 2026

Footage from the scene shows a fireball at the refinery, with thick smoke billowing out across the city.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

When it does, the agency expects to lose communication for about six minutes as the Orion capsule holding the astronauts is enveloped in a fireball.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

His fireball hit a silver tree right next to Nico, melting it into a pool of liquid metal.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

Most of us have seen photos of the first atomic blasts—the ever-expanding mushroom clouds, the fireballs, the vast devastation—that would end World War II and forever change our lives.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Video images of the fireballs circled the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

Daytime fireballs also occur, but they must be extremely bright to be visible against sunlight.

From Science Daily Oct. 31, 2025

Sometimes meteors can even appear brighter than the planet Venus – these are called fireballs, external.

From BBC Oct. 17, 2025

Junior flicks his wrists, and fireballs appear in his palms.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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