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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The material is washed, processed locally into balls, flakes and/or pellets that meet European industrial standards, and then spun into a high-grade thread, without blending with virgin plastic or chemical additives. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025 However, the super mushroom, a power-up similar to Pac-Man’s power pellets, is what really super-sized Mario and became one of the most iconic symbols of the entire franchise. Matt Kasson, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025 The pellets of crumb rubber in turf contain toxic chemicals like petroleum compounds, metals, and lead, according to Stuart Shalat, former director of the Division of Environmental Health at Georgia State University. Jon-David Regis, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025 In rapid fire, I was hit seven times on my arms, face and torso with exploding pellets that contained some kind of chemical agent. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 It’s constructed with stainless steel, fueled by either pellets or wood, and designed with a dual 360-degree updraft technology that reduces smoke output. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025 In an industrial kiln, these pellets reach temperatures of around 900 degrees Celsius, which breaks them down and releases pure CO2 gas. Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 Deer feces is usually small, fibrous pellets, but those pellets may form clumps. Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025 The easiest thing to do is to run cleaning pellets through the grinder. Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • The theory began after bullets from the 1982 murders of Paolo Mainardi and Antonella Migliorini matched those from the 1968 killings of Barbara Locci and Antonio Lo Bianco.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Children under 5, pregnant women, the disabled and the elderly would be among the first to die — not from bullets or bombs but from the conditions created by violence.
    Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Foothill also combined for six blocks and slowed down several kill attempts by partially blocking balls at the net.
    Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Wool dryer balls reduce static cling and help the laundry dry more quickly and evenly.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Pellets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pellets. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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