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
John Thompson, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
NC State Veterinary Hospital recommends pelleted feed formulated specifically for chinchillas.
—Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day, 23 Oct. 2019
Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
Gel blasters fire water pellets at a rapid pace, some as quickly as 300 gel balls per minute, officials said.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
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Noun
The genius is in the replaceable head, where an aramid fiber pad is used to steam clean all types of grills ranging from gas to charcoal, to pellet grills and flat tops.
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
NC State Veterinary Hospital recommends pelleted feed formulated specifically for chinchillas.
—Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day, 23 Oct. 2019
Verb
In interviews and multiple lawsuits, detainees said that officers deployed crowd-control grenades and what appeared to be rubber pellets in a crowded room on April 15.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
Gel blasters fire water pellets at a rapid pace, some as quickly as 300 gel balls per minute, officials said.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pellet
Noun
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Lemons took a bullet in the leg while moving his wife and two children away from the sound of gunfire, according to the lawsuit.—
PJ Green
July 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 July 2025
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Yes, actual tubes of the brand’s cult-favorite bullets, designed by none other than Chris Habana.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 July 2025
Verb
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The lavish nuptials were attended by 200 guests, and Aniston wore a silk-and-satin beaded gown while Pitt opted for a traditional black tux.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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At first pitch, Shaw looks to his wrist, at the red beaded bracelet his mother, Stephanie, gave him before the season.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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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In Ortiz’s case, gambling regulators flagged suspicious bets pertaining to whether specific pitches would be balls or strikes.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
28 July 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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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
Verb
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Water simply pearled on the surface without penetrating the membrane, and even the shoes’ exterior dried pretty quickly once the clouds parted and the sun came out.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2025
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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
Verb
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That effort, which lumped 101 Ash St. in with six city blocks pegged for a broader downtown makeover, attracted no bidders.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 July 2025
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Tesla does not break out sales by model, but lumps them together in groups.—
Ali McCadden,
CNBC,
22 July 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
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“Pellet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pellet. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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