as in bullet
a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm
the tightly packed pellets of a shotgun cartridge
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Recent Examples of pellet
Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
These pellets are placed inside metal alloy tubes to form rods and the rods are gathered into rectangular bundles.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2024
Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day, 23 Oct. 2019
Fill them with the tiny wood smoker pellets that look like rabbit feed to add a lengthy, thick smoke boost whenever it is needed.
—Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 5 Aug. 2019
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Noun
Signs of a silverfish infestation include droppings that resemble tiny black pellets and shed scales.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
These pellets are placed inside metal alloy tubes to form rods and the rods are gathered into rectangular bundles.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2024
Verb
NC State Veterinary Hospital recommends pelleted feed formulated specifically for chinchillas.
—Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day, 23 Oct. 2019
Fill them with the tiny wood smoker pellets that look like rabbit feed to add a lengthy, thick smoke boost whenever it is needed.
—Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 5 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pellet
Noun
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During testimony, Ephron said one bullet grazed his left hand, leaving visible wounds under his knuckles.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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On Monday, the house was partially boarded up, with bullet holes visible in the front window.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Remember the silver beaded Bob Mackie dress Madonna wore to the Oscars in 1991?—
Abby Aguirre,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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Guillermo also brought props with him, including a dad body pillow for Mahomes, New Orleans beads with his face on it for Travis Kelce and an NFL football that was turned into a Magic 8-ball.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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This off-season, the Eagles hired veteran defensive coordinator Vic Fangio to upgrade Philly’s effort on that side of the ball.—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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The show also featured Westminster’s first demonstration of flyball, a canine relay race that involves retrieving a ball.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The mining and pelletizing segment supplies iron ore pellets to the North American steel industry from its mines and pellet plants located in Michigan and Minnesota.—
Charles Rotblut,
Forbes,
4 May 2023
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Instead of going to its usual vendors who collect, sort, wash, and pelletize the plastic into a consistent substrate, Herman Miller joined NextWave Plastics, a consortium that aims to divert tons of plastic from entering the ocean.—
Anne Quito,
Quartz,
2 Sep. 2021
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Deputies obtained a warrant for the Charger and found a purple semi-automatic rifle with a high-capacity drum magazine loaded with 57 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition, according to the report.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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Among the adjustments made in this patch are buffs for the effects of spray weapons, the ability for Helldivers to sprint while carrying objects two-handedly as well as to use grenades while leaning out of the FRV, and an increase to side arm ammunition.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Condensation began to pearl at the edges of his rental face mask, an older model that pressed uncomfortably against his temples.—
Elliot Ackerman,
WIRED,
9 Feb. 2024
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Since bead materials can run the gamut—from glass to pearl to wood and beyond—Korn notes that some bead styles are inherently more casual than others.—
Aemilia Madden,
Harper's BAZAAR,
24 July 2023
Verb
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Some lumped together threats of mass violence with a number of other disciplinary offenses, inflating the numbers.—
Aliyya Swaby,
ProPublica,
28 Jan. 2025
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Yet while some saw it as preferable to the old system, the term Hispanic still lumped together very different populations.—
Jane Hong / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The night culminated with a countdown as a glowing geodesic sphere 12 feet in diameter and weighing almost six tons descended from its lofty perch atop One Times Square.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Jan. 2023
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And young people are innovating outside that sphere as well, including Southern-gothic singer-songwriter Ethel Cain and art-rockers Geese.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
6 June 2022
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“Pellet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pellet. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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