as in balls
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 bullets
In the first of two classes with fake guns that don’t fire real bullets, Tamra impresses Jenn and Emily with her target-shooting skills.
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Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Investigators said an argument in the parking lot led to shots being fired and the victim being struck by bullets.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
As people around him ran for cover, Reynolds stayed frozen, unsure where the bullets were coming from.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The victims were struck while in a van in the facility’s sally port while the shooter fired multiple rounds from a nearby roof, the second instance in two weeks of a gunman setting up with a gun on a rooftop, opening fire and using bullets with writings.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Barron got out of his truck and moved away to avoid being shot by Maltos, who fired eight more bullets at him while Olvera simultaneously fired nine bullets, according to court documents.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Steven Martinez, then fired five shots at Pope, with three of the bullets striking him.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2025
Speer and Nosler bullets went clear through the zebras from side to side, and no zebra went farther than 50 ft.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
It was determined that one of the officers had fired their weapon twice, as two bullets were missing from their 17-round magazine.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Investigators said an argument in the parking lot led to shots being fired and the victim being struck by bullets.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
As people around him ran for cover, Reynolds stayed frozen, unsure where the bullets were coming from.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The victims were struck while in a van in the facility’s sally port while the shooter fired multiple rounds from a nearby roof, the second instance in two weeks of a gunman setting up with a gun on a rooftop, opening fire and using bullets with writings.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Barron got out of his truck and moved away to avoid being shot by Maltos, who fired eight more bullets at him while Olvera simultaneously fired nine bullets, according to court documents.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Steven Martinez, then fired five shots at Pope, with three of the bullets striking him.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2025
Speer and Nosler bullets went clear through the zebras from side to side, and no zebra went farther than 50 ft.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
It was determined that one of the officers had fired their weapon twice, as two bullets were missing from their 17-round magazine.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullets
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What to know about Powerball To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Two of those tickets, sold in Kansas and Texas, matched all five white balls, increasing their winnings to $2 million each.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Artifacts located near the panels – stone points, the pigments and dentalium shells or beads – suggest long-distance ties to Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) communities in the Levant, hundreds of miles away.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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Bag shapes took cues from shells, fishing baskets and Japanese furoshiki, traditional wrapping cloths.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Protesters were met with gas canisters and pepper pellets, Fox 32 reported.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Gun speeds fracture repair but needs faster degradation With the bone-healing pellets perfected, Lee’s team moved to animal trials, testing the device on rabbits with broken femurs.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Bullets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullets. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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