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the tightly packed pellets of a shotgun cartridgeRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Marie, the 49-year-old Poe Lock, is large enough to handle the largest carriers that transport the vast majority of iron ore pellets used in North American steel production and other freight through the Lakes. — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, "New Soo Lock that could employ thousands in Michigan pushes forward," 29 June 2018 Evian factory manager Stephane Dupays describes how PET pellets are turned into water bottles. — Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ, "Plastic Water Bottles, Which Enabled a Drinks Boom, Now Threaten a Crisis," 12 Dec. 2018 Eat two power pellets and call me in the morning On a certain level, psychologists have known this for years. — Rob Reid, Ars Technica, "Ars on your lunch break: Repairing your brain with video games," 10 Oct. 2018 Thirty-nine pellets enter his head; two almost enter his brain, but stopped short. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Elites like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos think they’re being philanthropic. But they could do so much more.," 3 Oct. 2018 Government troops fired tear gas and shotgun pellets to quell the protests while authorities restricted movement in old quarters of the city. — Fox News, "Clashes erupt around Kashmir after Indian troops kill man," 27 Sep. 2018 How is cubic poop more advantageous than pellets, tubes, coils, or just squishy piles? — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, "BREAKING: Mystery of Square Wombat Poop Revealed," 20 Nov. 2018 Photo: Melissa Golden for The Wall Street Journal With plastic exports plunging, Mr. Song converted his export brokerage business to a plastic-pellet manufacturing company known as UPT Group Inc. — Bob Tita, WSJ, "Chinese Firms Snap Up U.S. Sites to Process Scrap," 27 Oct. 2018 More realistic sellers ask for $2-30 a bear depending on its condition and what kind of pellets are inside (which collectors claim can indicate when and where the bear was made). — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "Hold On, Is the Princess Diana Beanie Baby Really Worth Six Figures?," 3 Nov. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Spread a light layer of compost or pelleted seed establishment mulch over the new seed to help keep it moist. — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Lawn thinning out beneath a cluster of trees? Too much shade could be wreaking havoc," 10 July 2018 Snow pellets form when supercooled water droplets are collected and freeze on falling snowflakes. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Light snow showers and snow pellets possible today in southeastern Wisconsin," 21 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pellet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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