as in bullet
a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm
the tightly packed pellets of a shotgun cartridge
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Recent Examples of pellet
Angela Haupt, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Adult laying ducks can have chicken layer pellets, but these are unsuitable for younger ducks.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day, 23 Oct. 2019
Fill them with the tiny wood smoker pellets that look like rabbit feed to add a lengthy, thick smoke boost whenever it is needed.
—Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 5 Aug. 2019
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Noun
That's why experts including Kurtzer typically recommend against using pellets.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Adult laying ducks can have chicken layer pellets, but these are unsuitable for younger ducks.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
NC State Veterinary Hospital recommends pelleted feed formulated specifically for chinchillas.
—Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day, 23 Oct. 2019
Fill them with the tiny wood smoker pellets that look like rabbit feed to add a lengthy, thick smoke boost whenever it is needed.
—Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 5 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pellet
Noun
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On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan had just finished speaking at a union convention and was emerging from the hotel when he was struck by a bullet from would-be assassin John Hinckley Jr. .—
Major Garrett,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Another recording, from a nearby security camera apparently without sound, appeared to show Lauren chambering a round and raising the gun, followed by police bullets kicking up dirt near her feet a moment after.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The day-to-night nature of all their designs, from the silver cuffs and beaded chokers to the leather belts and suede handbags, is rooted in an authentic sense of self, and speaks to why their accessories have such broad appeal.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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All pieces are hand beaded with a technique passed down from generation to generation by Indigenous Guatemalan artisans hailing from the rural villages near Lake Atitlán, where crafts play an important role in people’s daily life and the local economy.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hopefully, the Knicks figured out a way to get Towns the ball.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Luka Doncic, who had been fully engaged on the defensive side of the ball, was flat-footed as Anthony Edwards rammed into the paint.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The mining and pelletizing segment supplies iron ore pellets to the North American steel industry from its mines and pellet plants located in Michigan and Minnesota.—
Charles Rotblut,
Forbes,
4 May 2023
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Instead of going to its usual vendors who collect, sort, wash, and pelletize the plastic into a consistent substrate, Herman Miller joined NextWave Plastics, a consortium that aims to divert tons of plastic from entering the ocean.—
Anne Quito,
Quartz,
2 Sep. 2021
Noun
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The terrorist designation would extend U.S. jurisdiction to anyone assisting the gangs, from gun and ammunition traffickers to government officials in Haiti financing the groups.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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So, to threaten to take away someone’s guns and ammunition was indeed a threat that white Virginians took very seriously.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Condensation began to pearl at the edges of his rental face mask, an older model that pressed uncomfortably against his temples.—
Elliot Ackerman,
WIRED,
9 Feb. 2024
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Since bead materials can run the gamut—from glass to pearl to wood and beyond—Korn notes that some bead styles are inherently more casual than others.—
Aemilia Madden,
Harper's BAZAAR,
24 July 2023
Verb
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As time went on, lumping the MCU TV and movies into the same pipeline continued to show more strain — and may have led to the departure of longtime MCU production executive Victoria Alonso.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2025
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If one rather pertinent piece of information is banned from credit reports, those for whom a complete credit report would enhance their capacity to borrow are potentially lumped in with those for whom a full credit report would expose a truth that the CFPB is trying to obscure.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The night culminated with a countdown as a glowing geodesic sphere 12 feet in diameter and weighing almost six tons descended from its lofty perch atop One Times Square.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Jan. 2023
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And young people are innovating outside that sphere as well, including Southern-gothic singer-songwriter Ethel Cain and art-rockers Geese.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
6 June 2022
Cite this Entry
“Pellet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pellet. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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