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
But early last Saturday evening, two bullets shattered the glass between displays of Christmas ornaments and dining plates.
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Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Another friend, whom Kuras had known since childhood, was hit in the leg, before leaping overboard to escape the hail of bullets.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
Both Cepeda and de la Espriella entered voting locations on Sunday surrounded by heavy security personnel who held bullet-proof shields over the politicians' heads.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
But Elder, a local artist, didn’t prepare for what appeared to be bullet holes and mass destruction of the piece of artwork on display near the intersection of E 8th Street and The Paseo.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
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Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Another friend, whom Kuras had known since childhood, was hit in the leg, before leaping overboard to escape the hail of bullets.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
Both Cepeda and de la Espriella entered voting locations on Sunday surrounded by heavy security personnel who held bullet-proof shields over the politicians' heads.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
But Elder, a local artist, didn’t prepare for what appeared to be bullet holes and mass destruction of the piece of artwork on display near the intersection of E 8th Street and The Paseo.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullet
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Clients hit a few balls in front of a launch monitor — a device that measures the physical data of a golf shot and club swing, and then feeds the findings in real time through an algorithm to generate club recommendations.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Then, the ball flew out of Tua Tagovailoa’s hand.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
5 June 2026
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Between 2012 and 2015, Perry was also convicted of assault likely to cause great bodily injury, domestic violence, possession of ammunition as a felon and fleeing from police in Sacramento County, according to the criminal complaint.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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More picks offer more chances at fortifying their roster, or more trade ammunition to move up for a quarterback in a strong draft class next spring.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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All of this was a result of the fact that Paul built the shell of the house himself, installed all the windows, the doors, plumbing and more.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Icy moons like Saturn’s Enceladus and Jupiter’s Europa likely contain oceans beneath frozen outer shells.—
Gideon Yoffe,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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For all those reasons, MVG believes the only practical way to get Doom running on a Neo Geo is to pack additional hardware into the cartridge, much like the Super FX2 chip that powered the limited SNES port of the game.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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Joe had purchased the gun because of its powerful air-cartridge system.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Then compost and prepared alfalfa pellets are placed on top of the soil.—
Special to The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Each pellet is essentially a uranium, carbon and oxygen blob imprisoned within an ultraresilient carbon and ceramic shell.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullet. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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