billet 1 of 3

as in bar
a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide a stack of gold billets in the vault

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billet

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noun (2)

billet

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verb

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Recent Examples of billet
Noun
But to have that front end dialed in just as perfectly, there's a pair of custom triple clamps CNC-machined out of billet aluminum by S&P. New Atlas, 2 July 2025 He’s lived with billet families over the years, and Medvedev has pursued his dream of being a professional goaltender with an incredible level of independence and maturity at a precocious age. Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 June 2025
Verb
He was evacuated to the countryside and the family that he was billeted with was a tailoring family. James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024 The mercenaries billeted there scrawled graffiti across the frescoes. Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for billet
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Verb
  • Reportedly, the company intends to reuse the fundamental robotic core — which houses the complex multimodal interaction and motion-control technology — to create a diverse range of new figures.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The company was founded by high school buddies Mark Warren and Chris Pence, who came together to start the business in 2012 and have since expanded into a 13,000-square-foot facility that houses a 20-person team.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Now, that is clearly an innovation that print cannot accommodate, but that a manuscript can.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The design also accommodates tech accessories, with vertical pouch configurations suitable for tablets.
    Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The last Il Mostro murder — when French couple Nadine Mauriot and Jean Michel Kraveichvili were shot while on a camping holiday — happened that same year.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Their home — the only home the girls have ever known — was one of some 6,000 destroyed in the Eaton fire, so now the family is basically camping out in a Sierra Madre apartment until their house can be rebuilt.
    Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) lodged an immigration detainer against Khathavong at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia a month after his conviction.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have also lodged an appeal to the France’s Council of State over windowing rules which force them to wait 15 to 17 months to access films after their theatrical release.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For Sofia Coppola’s remake of the 1971 Don Siegel drama, Farrell took on a role originally played by Clint Eastwood, as the wounded Union soldier who is sheltered and nursed by a group of young women in a seminary in Confederate Virginia.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
  • As a result, Rochelle faced foreclosure on the brick suburban home in San Antonio that sheltered them.
    Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The idea for Off Court started with co-founder and CEO Mac Hunt, a former Vanderbilt basketball player and musician who roomed with Nesmith in college.
    Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The story of the two stars rooming together made headlines back in 2013 when the reality star appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Also, setup often requires a dish installation and a clear sky view — trees, roof overhangs or RV awnings may impact performance.
    Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Luostarinen got around Lohrei and roofed it past Swayman.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Grover will replace the Honorable Donna K. Dixon and will be chambered in Roseau in Roseau County.
    Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Bolt-action rifles, prized for reliability, require the operator to pull the trigger for one round before manually chambering another round.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Billet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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