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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Recent Examples of pellet
Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The No-Burn rule bans burning wood, pellets, and manufactured fire logs in any indoor or outdoor wood-burning device.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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
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Noun
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
The No-Burn rule bans burning wood, pellets, and manufactured fire logs in any indoor or outdoor wood-burning device.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pellet
Noun
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Doctors were reportedly unable to remove some of the bullet fragments from his face, and a bone near his eye was also broken.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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So, with the defeat of Harris, the country dodged a bullet.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This ski jacket has a waterproof coating that makes water and snow bead off its surface.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
29 Dec. 2025
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In a hot oven, heat the oil in a large flat roasting pan until the oil is beading and going to the outer parts of the pan.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Los Angeles appeared to be in charge after getting a stop on defense giving Stafford the ball back.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Neither team shot the ball well from beyond the arc as Orlando (4 for 29 from 3) and Philadelphia (4 for 28) combined to shoot 8 for 57 (14%) from distance.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
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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
Noun
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The container had 18 rifles, five handguns, firearms magazines, over 36,000 rounds of ammunition and a silencer that had been shipped from Miami.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Taiwan should deepen its reserves of ammunition, energy, and food to withstand a prolonged blockade—measured in months, not weeks.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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From stone faces to pearl charm tips, Macmillan’s imagination ran beyond the bounds of natural beauty, marrying organic animation with sculpture techniques.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Water simply pearled on the surface without penetrating the membrane, and even the shoes’ exterior dried pretty quickly once the clouds parted and the sun came out.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2025
Verb
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The Knights have won two straight PCAC titles and three of the last four since the California Community College Athletic Association lumped all the San Diego and Imperial County schools into the same conference.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Another, signed in June 2025, adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism, which lumped criticism of Israel in with antisemitism more generally.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
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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
Cite this Entry
“Pellet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pellet. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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