pellets 1 of 2

plural of pellet
as in bullets
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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pellets

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pellet

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Noun
  • Following the dismissal, Morrissey argued that the judge had been misled by the defense, and that the bullets were irrelevant to the case.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Homages to the Bethesda games’ slow-motion kills are aplenty, with gratuitous shots of bullets tearing through bodies and painting the walls red.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • It will be redeveloped, probably to accommodate people who can hit a bucket of balls and have an appletini and some calamari before retiring to their new townhome.
    David Petitti, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Smith fills a vital role as a defensive-minded midfielder who is adept at winning balls in the air and never losing her composure.
    Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Pellets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pellets. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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