buck·shot
ˈbək-ˌshät 
: lead shot that is from .24 to .33 inch (about 6.1 to 8.4 millimeters) in diameter
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New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors said the brothers then opened fire with more than a dozen rounds of buckshot while their parents were watching TV on a couch in the family’s den.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Shaddi Abusaid, ajc, 17 Feb. 2022
The buckshot pellets from the blast pierced my right shoulder and chest; blood gushed from the wound.
—Dennis S. Charney, STAT, 18 June 2021
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Noun
The result was what can safely be called overkill, like hitting a pigeon at point blank range with buckshot – only with a lot fewer feathers.
—New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors said the brothers then opened fire with more than a dozen rounds of buckshot while their parents were watching TV on a couch in the family’s den.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Some of the buckshot pellets passed through Arbery’s body, the autopsy showed.
—Shaddi Abusaid, ajc, 17 Feb. 2022
The buckshot pellets from the blast pierced my right shoulder and chest; blood gushed from the wound.
—Dennis S. Charney, STAT, 18 June 2021
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“Buckshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buckshot. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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