as in ball
a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm
it is possible to make your own bullets, but it takes a lot of patience and some extra money
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Recent Examples of bullet
Stage five, Wednesday, July 9: Caen to Caen, 33km | Winner: Remco Evenepoel
After taking two Olympic titles last summer, world champion Evenepoel, the ‘aero bullet’, is not averse to a little gold.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Smith said that her nephew was getting into his car to leave when he was apparently hit by a stray bullet from a fight happening at a house party a few houses down — the same party that 19-year-old shooting victim Emiliano Serna attended.
—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2025
The family friend says her leg was grazed by one bullet while the other struck Valdes in the torso.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
Hankison fired ten shots during the raid—none of which struck Taylor—but several bullets entered a neighboring apartment where a man, a pregnant woman, and a child were present.
—Essence, 18 July 2025
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Smith said that her nephew was getting into his car to leave when he was apparently hit by a stray bullet from a fight happening at a house party a few houses down — the same party that 19-year-old shooting victim Emiliano Serna attended.
—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2025
The family friend says her leg was grazed by one bullet while the other struck Valdes in the torso.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
Hankison fired ten shots during the raid—none of which struck Taylor—but several bullets entered a neighboring apartment where a man, a pregnant woman, and a child were present.
—Essence, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullet
Noun
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Commentators suggested that the caddy was seen moving a ball near the edge of a bunker on Sunday at Turnberry golf course.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
28 July 2025
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With a runner on first base, the Cardinals’ Pedro Pagés chopped a ball that bounced behind second base.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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Kyrylo Budanov, head of DIU, said that Russia's ally North Korea currently supplies up to 40 percent of Moscow's ammunition.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Among the items police took from the apartment were 25 cell phones, two media players, headphones, two computer towers, a journal, a hard drive, some live ammunition... and a wig.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
16 July 2025
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Monday’s practice is taking place with players wearing shells before full pads come on at Tuesday’s session, which will surely ramp up the physicality of drills, allowing for a true assessment of trench play.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
28 July 2025
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The Rival 3 Gen 2 features an ambidextrous, six-button design, presented in a matte ABS plastic shell that measures 1.5 by 2.7 by 4.8 inches (HWD).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 July 2025
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While at the crash scene, personnel determined that there was an unspent cartridge used for the ejection seats in the jet.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
23 July 2025
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The cartridge is factory pre-aligned for precise tracking, smooth tonal balance and reduced distortion.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Six detainees told the Herald that officers had launched crowd-control grenades and sprayed what appeared to them as rubber bullets or pellets into a room with about 50 detainees in April in response to their protests over lack of water, food, and medication.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2025
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With over 30 years in grill manufacturing—and the last decade spent pushing innovation in the pellet grill sector—Z Grills has built products for major industry players.—
Tim Clark,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullet. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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