PELLET Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈpe-lət

Definition of pellet

as in bullet

a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm the tightly packed pellets of a shotgun cartridge

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verb

as in to bead

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Noun

The smoke, the char, the flavor—the reasons for cooking with live fire in the first place—are there in ways even the best pellet grills struggle to produce. — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026 The shotgun pellets destroyed her left eye socket, shattered the roof of her mouth, and profusely damaged her optic nerve, eyesight, nose and upper lip. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 24 June 2026

Verb

NC State Veterinary Hospital recommends pelleted feed formulated specifically for chinchillas. — Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day, 23 Oct. 2019 Fill them with the tiny wood smoker pellets that look like rabbit feed to add a lengthy, thick smoke boost whenever it is needed. — Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 5 Aug. 2019 See All Example Sentences for pellet

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Noun

Kingsbury argued that Payton fled for his life firing behind him on 10th Street as bullets whizzed and ricocheted past; and argued Payton’s return fire was not responsible for the deaths of the three women.

— Darrell Smith July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
The officers also saw that the windshield of a cruiser had been hit by a bullet.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of bullet

Verb

In photos shared by her glam team on Instagram, Abrams's gown featured delicate embroidery and bead appliqués that shimmered under the camera lights, creating a textured look that made the elegant design even more eye-catching.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026
There's also a hydrophobic coating, which causes water to bead off the metal.

— Ben Coxworth July 03, New Atlas, 3 July 2026

Definition of bead

Noun

But 12 minutes later, following a hand ball call against Sporting, Eduard Lowen put a go-ahead penalty kick into the right side of the net.

— The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Their ability to keep the ball away from opponents with their precise, pretty lpasses, before finding a cutting edge through Lamine Yamal or Mikel Oyarzabal, has been devastating to watch unfurl in this tournament.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

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The mining and pelletizing segment supplies iron ore pellets to the North American steel industry from its mines and pellet plants located in Michigan and Minnesota.

— Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 4 May 2023
Instead of going to its usual vendors who collect, sort, wash, and pelletize the plastic into a consistent substrate, Herman Miller joined NextWave Plastics, a consortium that aims to divert tons of plastic from entering the ocean.

— Anne Quito, Quartz, 2 Sep. 2021

Definition of pelletize

Noun

State negotiators rejected the idea of allowing ranchers to use rubber bullets and other nonlethal ammunition because some can be confused for real bullets, Fisher said.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
During the Revolutionary War, General Washington worried that British troops were stockpiling weapons and ammunition in the fort and preparing to attack northern colonies.

— Lane Degregory, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Definition of ammunition

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The discovery and export of hydrocarbons in the 20th century transformed relatively small maritime trading and pearling societies into high-income states integrated into global energy markets.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Mar. 2026
In the summer of 2024, while visiting my grandmother in China, my husband gave me a pearl ring and asked if we could be pearled.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026

Definition of pearl

Verb

If anecdotal evidence is anything to go by, the tens of millions of viewers tuning into Fox every day for the soccer spectacle can be lumped into a single body, inasmuch as everybody—as in, like, everybody—seems to dislike Lalas … or at least the version of himself that he’s ginned up for TV.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 June 2026
Daxon Rudolph’s offensive upside Carels, Reid, Šmits and Verhoeff are generally viewed as the top-four defensemen in the class, but some scouts lump Daxon Rudolph into the same tier.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 June 2026

Definition of lump

Verb

The night culminated with a countdown as a glowing geodesic sphere 12 feet in diameter and weighing almost six tons descended from its lofty perch atop One Times Square.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2023
But with those four, Grande was able to establish her credibility in the fragrance sphere early in her music career.

— Emily Jensen, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Nov. 2022

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