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
Investigators found three bullet holes in the man’s vehicle, including one that was five inches away from the driver seat.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
During a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a 20-year-old gunman opened fire on Mr. Trump, grazing his ear with a bullet.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 16 May 2025
Pathologists who reviewed the report expressed doubt that two bullets went through precisely the same, small hole.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 8 May 2025
There was extensive damage to his liver and pancreas as the bullets continued down.
—CBS News, 8 May 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
During a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a 20-year-old gunman opened fire on Mr. Trump, grazing his ear with a bullet.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 16 May 2025
Pathologists who reviewed the report expressed doubt that two bullets went through precisely the same, small hole.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 8 May 2025
There was extensive damage to his liver and pancreas as the bullets continued down.
—CBS News, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullet
Noun
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Soto was 0 for 4 and didn't get a ball out of the infield as his batting average dipped to .224.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2025
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Naz Reid and Julius Randle struggled to hold onto the ball for much of Wednesday’s contest.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2025
Noun
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During his arrest a month later, a pistol, ammunition and other evidence were seized, according to authorities.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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If satellites are their rifles, then software stacks and AI agents are the ammunition bunkers that empower those weapons.—
Charles Beames,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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That’s all because of cooling properties like moisture-wicking outer shells and hypoallergenic, airy fill materials, such as lightweight down and mulberry silk.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
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Meanwhile, the Cybertruck’s outer shell was hard to bend and manipulate.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Customers who have bought Nintendo Switch games from third-party retailers have reported that some cartridges have been replaced by googly eyes.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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According to the Russians, different versions carry 12-guage or 16-guage cartridges and have an effective range against drones of 20 meters/22 yards.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Polymers’ properties and chemical structures change as they are melted and reformed multiple times, and this method—which can be used on pellets, fibers, fabrics and garments—analyzes these changes.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
21 May 2025
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The smoke that wafts from the chimney is created using chemical pellets that are burned in another stove that's connected to the stovepipe chimney, which is temporarily erected atop the Sistine Chapel just for that purpose.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullet. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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