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
Monthly Workflow Based on this content, YourVoice Social churns out 20 possible content topics for client approval in bullets, not paragraphs, owing to time constraints.
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Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Why then, after dodging bullets and a couple of explosive shellings, look at the president’s role in the economy on fall Sunday when the NFL stops the nation in its tracks save for DraftKings ?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
As rocks and curses flew from the street, bullets spat from the middle window on the south side of the house.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This is not just the violence of batons or bullets, but the quieter devastation inflicted by law through denial, deferral or bureaucratic neglect.
—Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, was killed by stray bullets in Washington on June 30.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Hospitals overflowing with patients ripped by shrapnel and pierced by bullets.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been confirmed killed—by Israeli bombs, bullets, and starvation—though the true number is, in all likelihood, far higher.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
One 10-year-old student said his friend was shot while shielding him from bullets that struck through the windows, according to a new report.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Why then, after dodging bullets and a couple of explosive shellings, look at the president’s role in the economy on fall Sunday when the NFL stops the nation in its tracks save for DraftKings ?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
As rocks and curses flew from the street, bullets spat from the middle window on the south side of the house.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This is not just the violence of batons or bullets, but the quieter devastation inflicted by law through denial, deferral or bureaucratic neglect.
—Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, was killed by stray bullets in Washington on June 30.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Hospitals overflowing with patients ripped by shrapnel and pierced by bullets.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been confirmed killed—by Israeli bombs, bullets, and starvation—though the true number is, in all likelihood, far higher.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
One 10-year-old student said his friend was shot while shielding him from bullets that struck through the windows, according to a new report.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullets
Noun
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Also, if the sesame balls with red bean paste pastries are available, then definitely try them for a post-noodle sweet treat.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Twice in this possession Lamb dropped deep balls that would have changed the game; the first would have put the Cowboys’ inside the Philadelphia 25-yard line.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some cheered the kids on with blasts from conch shells; another boater bugled tunes.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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Ukraine fires roughly 5,000 155 mm shells every day, for an average of 2 million per month, according to Forbes.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These frozen pellets are accelerated using a high-pressure pulse of helium gas, injecting them deep into the stellarator’s 30-million-degree plasma core.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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Like just about every brand, these run on conventional gas cylinders, even though Traeger is most famous for wood pellets.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Bullets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullets. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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