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
Kaleigh Moore, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The battles provide camaraderie for friends drawn to a hobby known as airsoft, where two teams fight each other with guns that shoot plastic BB pellets.
—Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 28 May 2025
John Thompson, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
NC State Veterinary Hospital recommends pelleted feed formulated specifically for chinchillas.
—Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day, 23 Oct. 2019
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Noun
Those bales are sold to processors, who mechanically or chemically break them down into pellets, flakes, or fibers.
—Kaleigh Moore, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The battles provide camaraderie for friends drawn to a hobby known as airsoft, where two teams fight each other with guns that shoot plastic BB pellets.
—Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Verb
The genius is in the replaceable head, where an aramid fiber pad is used to steam clean all types of grills ranging from gas to charcoal, to pellet grills and flat tops.
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
NC State Veterinary Hospital recommends pelleted feed formulated specifically for chinchillas.
—Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day, 23 Oct. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pellet
Noun
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Comparisons to Robin Hood are not just invited, but demanded: Parker’s signature look is an old-timey cape, complete with head covering, that appears to give him abilities like bending bullets mid-air.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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The three fell prey to an assassin’s bullets on June 14, when the couple answered a 3:30 a.m. knock on the door by a shooter masquerading as a police officer.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
Verb
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The dress featured diagonal white beaded stripes that create a dynamic pattern across the entire garment.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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Some of our favorites included the summer-ready dresses and kaftans, which pair perfectly with the signature accessories, such as wrap bracelets and beaded baubles.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The Thunder shot a paltry 8-of-30 on 3-pointers and were smoked in 1-on-1 ball.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Denver went 5-2 last fall whenever No. 19 touched the ball five times or more in a game.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
22 June 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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Authorities also seized drugs, weapons, ammunition, tactical equipment, vehicles and the two properties.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
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In Boelter's vehicle, still parked in the driveway, officers discover five more firearms, including assault-style rifles and a large quantity of ammunition, Thompson said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
17 June 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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And this first effort by the Office of Management and Budget to ask Congress to rescind federal money lumped in public media with foreign aid — two areas the GOP base frequently holds up as priorities Washington needs to scale back or eliminate altogether.—
Deirdre Walsh,
NPR,
12 June 2025
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Earlier clinical trials lumped together people with all kinds of long COVID symptoms; now, researchers are increasingly stratifying patients by symptoms in the hopes of targeting specific biological pathways with their treatments.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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