as in balls
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 bullets
On Friday, the inscriptions on the bullets found with the gun that killed Kirk were revealed.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Engravings on the bullets caught the agents’ attention.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
The Discord messages, which Robinson’s roommate showed investigators, also refer to engraving bullets and mention a scope and rifle being unique, officials said.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Charlie Kirk shooter suspect Tyler Robinson's roommate showed investigators Discord messages that discussed hiding a rifle and engraving bullets, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said at a press conference on Friday.
—Nick Mordowanec
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The messages also referred to engraving bullets and a mention of a scope and the rifle being unique, authorities said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Monthly Workflow Based on this content, YourVoice Social churns out 20 possible content topics for client approval in bullets, not paragraphs, owing to time constraints.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Why then, after dodging bullets and a couple of explosive shellings, look at the president’s role in the economy on fall Sunday when the NFL stops the nation in its tracks save for DraftKings ?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
This is not just the violence of batons or bullets, but the quieter devastation inflicted by law through denial, deferral or bureaucratic neglect.
—Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Engravings on the bullets caught the agents’ attention.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
The Discord messages, which Robinson’s roommate showed investigators, also refer to engraving bullets and mention a scope and rifle being unique, officials said.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Charlie Kirk shooter suspect Tyler Robinson's roommate showed investigators Discord messages that discussed hiding a rifle and engraving bullets, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said at a press conference on Friday.
—Nick Mordowanec
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The messages also referred to engraving bullets and a mention of a scope and the rifle being unique, authorities said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Monthly Workflow Based on this content, YourVoice Social churns out 20 possible content topics for client approval in bullets, not paragraphs, owing to time constraints.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Why then, after dodging bullets and a couple of explosive shellings, look at the president’s role in the economy on fall Sunday when the NFL stops the nation in its tracks save for DraftKings ?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
This is not just the violence of batons or bullets, but the quieter devastation inflicted by law through denial, deferral or bureaucratic neglect.
—Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullets
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What to know about Powerball To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.—
Don Sweeney,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Sep. 2025
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What to know about Powerball To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.—
Daniella Segura,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said law enforcement recovered three shotgun shells, approximately 116 rifle rounds and one live round from a handgun from the scene at Annunciation.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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Steam the clams until the shells open, 5 to 7 minutes, depending on the size of the clams, shaking the pan once or twice.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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These frozen pellets are accelerated using a high-pressure pulse of helium gas, injecting them deep into the stellarator’s 30-million-degree plasma core.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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Like just about every brand, these run on conventional gas cylinders, even though Traeger is most famous for wood pellets.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Bullets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullets. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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