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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 pellets
Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Paleontologists have documented over 100 prehistoric avian dinosaur remains buried across the region, many resembling the digestive pellets regurgitated by owls living today.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
Tiny plastic pellets, or nurdles, are found on the most remote, seemingly pristine shorelines, including National Park Service beaches around the Great Lakes.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Then compost and prepared alfalfa pellets are placed on top of the soil.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The pellets can be rehydrated before adding them to potting soil or mixed into the dry soil.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Just like the boys, Nana was as giddy to feed the donkeys grass pellets that sold for a dollar a bag.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
These pellets decompose naturally in the garden, providing a small nitrogen source for the soil, retaining water like mulch, and possibly providing a snail deterrent.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 16 May 2026
The resident said their dog became sick after ingesting some of the pellets.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 May 2026
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And Lamanna’s coauthor Jingmai O’Connor, vertebrate paleontologist and associate curator of fossil reptiles at Chicago’s Field Museum, also pointed out wads of bone found in the Changma Basin resemble pellets that owls regurgitate after feeding on prey.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Paleontologists have documented over 100 prehistoric avian dinosaur remains buried across the region, many resembling the digestive pellets regurgitated by owls living today.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
Tiny plastic pellets, or nurdles, are found on the most remote, seemingly pristine shorelines, including National Park Service beaches around the Great Lakes.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Then compost and prepared alfalfa pellets are placed on top of the soil.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The pellets can be rehydrated before adding them to potting soil or mixed into the dry soil.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Just like the boys, Nana was as giddy to feed the donkeys grass pellets that sold for a dollar a bag.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
These pellets decompose naturally in the garden, providing a small nitrogen source for the soil, retaining water like mulch, and possibly providing a snail deterrent.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 16 May 2026
The resident said their dog became sick after ingesting some of the pellets.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pellets
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Carney said antisemites in Canada have fired bullets at Jewish schools and thrown firebombs at synagogues and attacked community centers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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According to the police report, his first three bullets hit Canty, Allen, and Ramseur.—
Kevin Lozano,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Clients hit a few balls in front of a launch monitor — a device that measures the physical data of a golf shot and club swing, and then feeds the findings in real time through an algorithm to generate club recommendations.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Apparently bumblebees really enjoy rolling balls for fun, but there is no evidence that bees in the wild might roll a ball into place to reach a flower for food.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
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Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.—
Allison DeAngelis,
STAT,
18 Feb. 2026
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However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Critics also say Horvath lumps together different types of ed tech and doesn’t grapple with research that supports moderate use of computers in school.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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Most lumps such as these are noncancerous lipomas, or fatty tumors, and a decision on whether to remove them is based on whether the lumps interfere with movements or threaten other issues.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Pellets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pellets. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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