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
It was buried inside a shipping container alongside a silencer, an Uzi submachine gun and tens of thousands of bullets of different calibers.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Just a few days earlier in California, a house that had been decorated with lights celebrating Chanukah was riddled with bullets, with the assailant having been heard to yell anti-Jewish epithets.
—Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Villalobos said the students used training guns with paintballs substituting for bullets.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
On Saturday, Tewksbury and Lawrence police executed a search warrant at the teen’s home, where he was arrested without incident, and officers found a firearm and bullets.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
That was the fate of the East European Communist dictatorships, in a variety of ways—Wojciech Jaruzelski of Poland reluctantly ceding power to Lech Wałęsa and Polish democrats, or Nicolae Ceauşescu ending up riddled with his soldiers’ bullets.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
Several neighbors expressed alarm at what happened, including one who said stray bullets had struck her apartment.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
Instead of breaking the young man’s spirit, his mother’s death inspired Turner to share his story with the world — a dream cut short by his killer’s bullets, his godmother said.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
Those who fire bullets at the people should be certain that they will be identified and punished.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Just a few days earlier in California, a house that had been decorated with lights celebrating Chanukah was riddled with bullets, with the assailant having been heard to yell anti-Jewish epithets.
—Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Villalobos said the students used training guns with paintballs substituting for bullets.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
On Saturday, Tewksbury and Lawrence police executed a search warrant at the teen’s home, where he was arrested without incident, and officers found a firearm and bullets.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
That was the fate of the East European Communist dictatorships, in a variety of ways—Wojciech Jaruzelski of Poland reluctantly ceding power to Lech Wałęsa and Polish democrats, or Nicolae Ceauşescu ending up riddled with his soldiers’ bullets.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
Several neighbors expressed alarm at what happened, including one who said stray bullets had struck her apartment.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
Instead of breaking the young man’s spirit, his mother’s death inspired Turner to share his story with the world — a dream cut short by his killer’s bullets, his godmother said.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
Those who fire bullets at the people should be certain that they will be identified and punished.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullets
Noun
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After dough has rested, roll into balls and arrange on baking sheet.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Patriots will meet strength with strength in this area, after Maye completed the second-most deep balls in the NFL and finished as the league’s best deep thrower by passer rating.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Distinctive mounds of pretty pink conch shells tower over the waves, piled up over the centuries to create one of Anegada's most important landmarks.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Scale insects appear as tiny brown shells on plants.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Finally, with the samples stashed safely in an ice chest, Collins opened the grills, blowtorched some pellets inside, and watched as the smoke got going.—
Nicola Twilley,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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Ice melt contains salt pellets that help melt ice on driveways and sidewalks.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Bullets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullets. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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