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
Questions have lingered about whose bullet struck the officer as the suspect ran through security with a long gun toward the ballroom packed with journalists, administration officials and others.
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ABC News, 3 May 2026
Video shot from the road to the east side of the school shows bullets hitting the wall.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 May 2026
The public rarely hears about defense features until an incident happens, such as when bullets shattered glass in 2011 or a radar anomaly put authorities on alert in 2019, exposing a missile battery.
—Neil Flanagan, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
One of the bullets pierced Bradley’s heart and lung, Meyer said.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
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ABC News, 3 May 2026
Video shot from the road to the east side of the school shows bullets hitting the wall.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 May 2026
The public rarely hears about defense features until an incident happens, such as when bullets shattered glass in 2011 or a radar anomaly put authorities on alert in 2019, exposing a missile battery.
—Neil Flanagan, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
One of the bullets pierced Bradley’s heart and lung, Meyer said.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullet
Noun
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Grant Taylor struck out former Sox first baseman/outfielder Gavin Sheets looking following a challenge from Quero in which the call was reversed from a ball to strike three.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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The Rays combined another strong team effort on the mound with their small-ball offense on Saturday night to beat the Giants 5-1 at Tropicana Field.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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When Yoon was in office, Kim was embroiled in a series of scandals that hurt her husband’s approval rating and provided relentless political ammunition to his rivals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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When Yoon was in office, Kim was embroiled in scandals that hurt her husband’s approval rating and provided political ammunition to his rivals.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Dodgers’ social media team nudged Smith out of that public shell a bit this spring, in a spot promoting his bobblehead night, in which Smith nailed a deadpan delivery and a range of facial gestures.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Alone without any adults, the boys attempt to organize themselves to get food, water, shelter and fun, electing a chief, Ralph (Winston Sawyers in the new series), and holding meetings where only the boy holding a large conch shell is allowed to talk.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Not only does the scattershot of the multi-projectiles greatly increase the chances of hitting a drone, the NATO standard cartridge delivers a much heavier punch that is twice that of a shotgun, so one tiny bit of shot can be devastating.—
David Szondy
April 19,
New Atlas,
19 Apr. 2026
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The secret sauce, thanks to advances in plastic injection molding, was a drop-in film cartridge that eliminated the difficulties some people had threading roll film.—
Marcia Greenwood,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Police say Tong allegedly had multiple substances — including sodium hydroxide pellets, hydrochloric acid, methanol, isopropyl alcohol, acetone, and butane.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The news release identified the substances as sodium hydroxide pellets, hydrochloric acid, methanol, isopropyl alcohol, acetone and butane.—
Janat Batra,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullet. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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