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
The report does not say the bullets from both officers hit Pretti.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
Consequently, those trapped either faced burning alive by the fire or death by bullets fired from the outside.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Vidal was struck five times and bullets hit his heart, lung, liver and pancreas.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Eventually, players find smaller handguns that don’t have the huge kick and have plentiful bullets.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Many were killed by multiple bullets.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
After Goetz shot Ramseur, two bullets remained in the gun.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
These munitions are much larger than lead bullets, and some include cores made of metal or wood covered by foam or rubber.
—Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
On May 7, 1955, two members of the local White Citizens’ Council shot into the cab of Reverend George Lee’s car; the bullets ripped off the lower half of his face.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
Consequently, those trapped either faced burning alive by the fire or death by bullets fired from the outside.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Vidal was struck five times and bullets hit his heart, lung, liver and pancreas.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Eventually, players find smaller handguns that don’t have the huge kick and have plentiful bullets.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Many were killed by multiple bullets.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
After Goetz shot Ramseur, two bullets remained in the gun.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
These munitions are much larger than lead bullets, and some include cores made of metal or wood covered by foam or rubber.
—Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
On May 7, 1955, two members of the local White Citizens’ Council shot into the cab of Reverend George Lee’s car; the bullets ripped off the lower half of his face.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullets
Noun
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The music of the first three seasons — including covers of Miley Cyrus and Rihanna songs — helped set the backdrop of pivotal scenes, and of course, many, many balls.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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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
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
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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
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 2 Feb. 2026.
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