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
According to the Los Angeles Times, Kim testified that her mother intended to commit suicide after shooting her ex-husband and his new wife, but that her pistol ran out of bullets.
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
The final man, in a last-second protective reflex, bows his head and crosses his hands over it, but bullets send him flying backward, and the other militiamen join in, firing repeatedly at the dead bodies.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
The victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators one of the bullets grazed his neck.
—Curt Anderson, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Sean Payton's Broncos dodging bullets left and right tonight.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Thanks to a breakthrough by researchers in China, the material is stronger, tougher and more effective at stopping bullets—while also being thinner—than the current gold standard material, Kevlar.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Gun down enemies Contra-style, deflect bullets, and enter bullet-time to make quick work of your foes.
—PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025
Investigators never determined how the armorer’s supply of dummy rounds became contaminated with live bullets — a major safety breach.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Over the past century, military engineers and ballistic experts have developed bullets that combine precision design with devastating terminal performance.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
The final man, in a last-second protective reflex, bows his head and crosses his hands over it, but bullets send him flying backward, and the other militiamen join in, firing repeatedly at the dead bodies.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
The victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators one of the bullets grazed his neck.
—Curt Anderson, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Sean Payton's Broncos dodging bullets left and right tonight.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Thanks to a breakthrough by researchers in China, the material is stronger, tougher and more effective at stopping bullets—while also being thinner—than the current gold standard material, Kevlar.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Gun down enemies Contra-style, deflect bullets, and enter bullet-time to make quick work of your foes.
—PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025
Investigators never determined how the armorer’s supply of dummy rounds became contaminated with live bullets — a major safety breach.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Over the past century, military engineers and ballistic experts have developed bullets that combine precision design with devastating terminal performance.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullets
Noun
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Think timeless toys like sand, rubber balls, jump rope, and cardboard boxes.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
6 Nov. 2025
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His was a random assortment, the stuff of Walmart value packs, including the clip-on bobber balls that amateurs use.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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What To Know North Korea also fired 10 artillery shells on Saturday as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Chinese President Xi Jinping in the South Korean city of Gyeongju, Seoul's military said.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Highlights of the space are a six-foot oyster artwork made with shells from Louisiana and an oak desk with a large slab of Alabama white marble.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Timber Stoves uses wood pellets, an inch-long renewable biofuel made from compressed wood fiber.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The $8 million iron ore carrier repeatedly broke hauling records, and in 1972 set a single-haul record carrying more than 30,000 tons of iron pellets.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Bullets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullets. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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