as in ball
a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm
it is possible to make your own bullets, but it takes a lot of patience and some extra money
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Recent Examples of bullet
No one was injured, but in one case bullets passed through the bedroom of a state senator's 10-year-old daughter.
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CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025
She’s saddled with an impossible role — that of Susan, an unhappy American wife on vacation with her husband in Morocco, where she’s hit by a stray bullet that puts her life in danger and generates artificial life-or-death stakes.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
The bullet struck and killed the movie’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins—who left behind a husband and a young son—and Baldwin was later charged with involuntary manslaughter in a chain of events that was covered closely by the media.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Death in a hail of bullets has been used to punish mutinies and desertion in armies, as frontier justice in America’s Old West, and as a tool of terror and political repression in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
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CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025
She’s saddled with an impossible role — that of Susan, an unhappy American wife on vacation with her husband in Morocco, where she’s hit by a stray bullet that puts her life in danger and generates artificial life-or-death stakes.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
The bullet struck and killed the movie’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins—who left behind a husband and a young son—and Baldwin was later charged with involuntary manslaughter in a chain of events that was covered closely by the media.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Death in a hail of bullets has been used to punish mutinies and desertion in armies, as frontier justice in America’s Old West, and as a tool of terror and political repression in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullet
Noun
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Tyla is on a roll—and so seems to be the ball of yarn that comprised her dress for Billboard’s Women in Music event yesterday evening.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Mar. 2025
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The Spartans advanced all the way to the Glory’s 8-yard line and spiked the ball with 2 seconds left.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Agents also allegedly found three additional firearms, ammunition and two suppressors.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Authorities found multiple firearms and ammunition.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At Littlejohn’s side, Hood makes the sign of the cross over and over again, until the other man is just a shell.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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Although his original estimate of $10,000 was accurate for the shell of the house, the interior has cost another $10,000.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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The outlet stated that prosecutor Cray explained how the suspect had used a forged license to purchase a gun and 100 cartridges for around $843 (£650) from a private seller.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Just like a printer that only works with cartridges from the same maker rather than cheap copies, DJI drones only work with DJI batteries.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The marble-sized pellets are made after the relatively low-grade iron ore is mined, crushed and concentrated.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2025
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The pellet dissolves and helps with blood flow.2 Research has found MUSE to be 50-65% successful.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullet. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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