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
Part of the bullet that killed her son also went through her face – entering her right cheek and exiting behind her ear.
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
One of the bullets struck Hernandez in the head.
—Shira Moolten, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
In a split second, Lou (Malcolm May) shoves the would-be shooter, whose gun accidentally goes off, but the bullets go in a different direction.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 June 2026
According to the listing, distinctive features include walls of glass, original stonework, custom built-ins, Reuther’s private office, bullet-resistant windows and an original milk delivery cubby.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 12 June 2026
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
One of the bullets struck Hernandez in the head.
—Shira Moolten, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
In a split second, Lou (Malcolm May) shoves the would-be shooter, whose gun accidentally goes off, but the bullets go in a different direction.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 June 2026
According to the listing, distinctive features include walls of glass, original stonework, custom built-ins, Reuther’s private office, bullet-resistant windows and an original milk delivery cubby.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullet
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Evidence of that is starting forward Mikel Oyarzabal becoming the first player on record since the 1966 tournament to fail to touch the ball once in the first 30 minutes against the Blue Sharks, according to Opta Stats.—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Schwarber led off the Phillies’ huge inning with a solo homer off Mets starter Freddy Peralta, sending the ball 456 feet into the second deck in right field.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Plot to rob a military ammunition plant Officials said the group discussed a backup plan to steal military ordnance after determining that its members lacked the expertise needed to manufacture homemade explosives.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Proper's father also said his son had recently obtained camping gear, food, ballistic plates, a new shotgun, rifle, ammunition, magazines and plate carriers, the FBI said.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Anna, her hauteur hardening like a protective shell, is aghast.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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These shells broke before they could be hatched and the species' population plummeted.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Another Intex pick, this above-ground inflatable ring pool is a shallower version that still includes a 530-gallon-per-hour pump and cartridge, along with a repair patch if needed.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
6 June 2026
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Then, with emergency approval from German regulators, Büttner and his colleagues connected the patient to the Hemopurifier, a baton-sized cartridge filled with sticky proteins from the common snowdrop plant.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 June 2026
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An individual holds a handful of hail pellets in Waite Park, Minnesota, after storms rolled through on June 19, 2026.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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And because the pellets were some 30 meters away from the cave’s entrance, the team could rule out their incineration by a natural wildfire.—
Sahas Mehra,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullet. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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