Thesaurus results for SHELLED

shelled

verb

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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 Syrian government forces shelled Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo on January 7, 2026, killing at least seven and displacing over 3,000 civilians to flee through evacuation corridors. —

Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026 Peanuts—shelled or unshelled—are a favorite treat of bluejays, woodpeckers, chickadees, and several other species. —

Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025 In 2018, he was shelled in his two starts against Boston. —

Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025 Add roasted or raw, shelled sunflower seeds to a food processor and process until smooth. —

Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shelled

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Keep your eyes peeled for wild horses grazing along the ridgelines.

— Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
Drive the 11-mile loop around it and keep your eyes peeled; the cove is a prime wildlife-watching spot, routinely yielding sightings of white-tail deer, black bears, groundhogs, and raccoons.

— Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026