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
Many were killed by multiple bullets.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The bullet pierced Ramseur’s arm and entered his chest through his side.
—Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Instead of doing either of those things, the IE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
Other accounts describe protesters who, after being shot, lay motionless among corpses for days out of fear that any sign of life would result in a final, fatal bullet.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The bullet pierced Ramseur’s arm and entered his chest through his side.
—Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Instead of doing either of those things, the IE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
Other accounts describe protesters who, after being shot, lay motionless among corpses for days out of fear that any sign of life would result in a final, fatal bullet.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullet
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The Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement that officers arrested two people and used pepper balls after protesters did not heed orders to disperse, adding that demonstrators also breached a protest area and spit on officers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Agents sprayed pepper balls and tear gas toward a nearby crowd of agitators as the altercation continued, though the man was ultimately released.—
Greg Wehner , Matt Finn,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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According to Safavi, Ebrahimi was shot with live ammunition by Iran’s security forces during protests against the clerical regime.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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No one’s private health records should be turned into political ammunition — especially children.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The United Nations says unexploded shells and missiles are everywhere in Gaza, posing a threat to people searching through rubble to find their relatives, belongings and kindling.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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The United Nations says unexploded shells and missiles are everywhere in Gaza, posing a threat to people searching through rubble to find their relatives, belongings, and kindling.—
Julia Frankel,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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His 134 men were armed with musket, cartridge pouch, and sword in case of a hostile encounter, and the Africaansche Galey lay close by with a couple of small cannon brought forward on the bow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Projections of new optical storage archiving systems promise 1PB raw capacity optical cartridges by the 2030’s, compared to the possible 365TB raw capacity cartridge projections for LTO Gen 14.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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That’s the distinguishing factor between freezing rain and sleet (ice pellets).—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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For example, snow falls when the air is at or below freezing while sleet pellets can form a degree or two above freezing.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullet. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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