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
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
As the original pellet grill manufacturer, Traeger knows what makes for a good smoking experience.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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.
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Chuck Blount,
ExpressNews.com,
5 Aug. 2019
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Noun
The pellets can be rehydrated before adding them to potting soil or mixed in dry.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
As the original pellet grill manufacturer, Traeger knows what makes for a good smoking experience.
—
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
Verb
NC State Veterinary Hospital recommends pelleted feed formulated specifically for chinchillas.
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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
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Because of the bullets that pierced his mother, he was deprived of blood and oxygen for critical minutes just prior to his birth.
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Pitman waited as the debtor, a construction worker, transferred a reflective vest, a jug of water, a pair of shoes, a backpack, and a sack of nine-millimetre bullets to the garage.
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The lens has a Ri-Pel coating that allows for water and sweat to bead up and slide off the surface, rather than obscuring vision.
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The protective barrier causes water to bead up and roll off, preventing mineral deposits and stains.
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Now the children have started playing ball, turning one aging Sunday team into a cross-generational Los Angeles tradition.
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Berhalter tied it in the 49th minute by running on to a loose ball about 20 yards from the net for a vicious strike.
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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.
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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.
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The seizures added up to about 420 grams of cocaine, $2,291 in cash, a rifle, four pistols, various magazines and ammunition, and digital scales and packaging materials believed to be used in narcotics distribution, the sheriff's office said.
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These attacks can strain traditional air defense systems, which usually depend on expensive interceptors and have limited ammunition.
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The discovery and export of hydrocarbons in the 20th century transformed relatively small maritime trading and pearling societies into high-income states integrated into global energy markets.
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In the summer of 2024, while visiting my grandmother in China, my husband gave me a pearl ring and asked if we could be pearled.
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Daxon Rudolph’s offensive upside Carels, Reid, Šmits and Verhoeff are generally viewed as the top-four defensemen in the class, but some scouts lump Daxon Rudolph into the same tier.
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We’re often lumped under the umbrella of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
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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.
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But with those four, Grande was able to establish her credibility in the fragrance sphere early in her music career.
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“Pellet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pellet. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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