as in ball
a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm
it is possible to make your own bullets, but it takes a lot of patience and some extra money
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Recent Examples of bullet
Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, was killed by stray bullets in Washington on June 30.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Hospitals overflowing with patients ripped by shrapnel and pierced by bullets.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been confirmed killed—by Israeli bombs, bullets, and starvation—though the true number is, in all likelihood, far higher.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
McCartney eventually bites the bullet and publicly acknowledges that the Beatles are in fact over.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Hospitals overflowing with patients ripped by shrapnel and pierced by bullets.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been confirmed killed—by Israeli bombs, bullets, and starvation—though the true number is, in all likelihood, far higher.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
McCartney eventually bites the bullet and publicly acknowledges that the Beatles are in fact over.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullet
Noun
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Matters only got more bleak in the sixth, when Rushing fouled a ball off his right shin, smoking a ball right above where his guard ended and immediately going down in pain.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Richland trimmed the deficit with a focus on the ground game, as Kates and Gibson ran the ball right through the Panthers’ defense while playing up-tempo.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Protesters stormed the Parliament in Kathmandu, and police responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannons, and, according to human rights organization Amnesty International, live ammunition.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The gunmen, who arrived at the junction in a vehicle carrying weapons, ammunition and a knife, shot at dozens of people waiting near buses in the area.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Chef’s specialties include cast iron cinnamon rolls and ancho chile ceasar salad, alongside oysters on the half shell and shallot shrimp grits.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Made up of a cozy microfiber fabric shell with polyester filling, the bedspread is ultra breathable for all-season use, skin friendly, and whisper quiet for a less disruptive night’s sleep.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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Key features include a four speaker system, Bluetooth and a 2-speed turntable with an Audio Technica AT-3600L cartridge.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Apart from a phono cartridge, the H2 is turnkey.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
23 Aug. 2025
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These frozen pellets are accelerated using a high-pressure pulse of helium gas, injecting them deep into the stellarator’s 30-million-degree plasma core.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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But then came the pellet smoker, popularized by Traeger, and as with gas, everything changed.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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