Thesaurus results for SHELLED

shelled

verb

Definition of shelled next

past tense of shell

as in peeled

to remove the natural covering of shelling peanuts

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as in bombed

to use bombs or artillery against the enemy shelled the city for days without letup

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Recent Examples of shelled The Yankees also sent righty starting pitcher Luis Gil to Triple A on Sunday after the Astros shelled him for six runs in four innings. —

Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 The Orioles crushed the Red Sox pitching staff for six home runs, five of those coming off starting pitcher Brayan Bello, who got shelled for eight runs over 3 1/3 innings in the worst start of his career. —

Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026 Their diet likely included sizable fish, shelled cephalopods and clams. —

Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 Their diet likely included large fish, shelled cephalopods and clams. —

Ryan Brennan april 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shelled

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Once a food is cut, peeled or cooked, it should be refrigerated within two hours, if not used right away.

— Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
To devein peeled shrimp, cut a shallow line along the back of the shrimp and simply pull out the vein to remove.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 30 May 2026