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Eyewitnesses reported tanks had entered a neighborhood on the city's northern edge late Tuesday and shelled houses, wounding several people and forcing many others to move deeper into the city.
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Molly Hunter, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
The shelled and cleaned nuts were then put into a metate and pounded with an oblong rock.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
Peanuts—shelled or unshelled—are a favorite treat of bluejays, woodpeckers, chickadees, and several other species.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2024
Russian forces shelled the Kupiansk district in the eastern part of the region, killing three people and wounding three others on December 19.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Molly Hunter, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
The shelled and cleaned nuts were then put into a metate and pounded with an oblong rock.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
Peanuts—shelled or unshelled—are a favorite treat of bluejays, woodpeckers, chickadees, and several other species.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2024
Russian forces shelled the Kupiansk district in the eastern part of the region, killing three people and wounding three others on December 19.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelled
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Keep your eyes peeled for other seasonal fragrances to be released throughout the holiday season, including Cozy Winter Cottage.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Physical pieces can still be peeled from packaging and scanned into the app, while digital pieces appear automatically with certain app orders.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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After being heavily bombed in WWII, Birmingham is building a better future out of concrete and steel.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Set in Britain in 1953, the series will follow a new generation of the Shelby family as Birmingham tries to build a better future out of concrete and steel after being heavily bombed in WWII.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Shelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelled. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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