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Recent Examples of shelled
The shelled and cleaned nuts were then put into a metate and pounded with an oblong rock.
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Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
Peanuts—shelled or unshelled—are a favorite treat of bluejays, woodpeckers, chickadees, and several other species.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2024
Russian forces shelled the Kupiansk district in the eastern part of the region, killing three people and wounding three others on December 19.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
One theory holds that since shells frequently prevent tortoises from being eaten by predators, shelled species tend to live longer, and over time that may have helped to produce evolutionary pressures to age more slowly.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
Peanuts—shelled or unshelled—are a favorite treat of bluejays, woodpeckers, chickadees, and several other species.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2024
Russian forces shelled the Kupiansk district in the eastern part of the region, killing three people and wounding three others on December 19.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
One theory holds that since shells frequently prevent tortoises from being eaten by predators, shelled species tend to live longer, and over time that may have helped to produce evolutionary pressures to age more slowly.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelled
Verb
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As the team peeled back the potential causes a pattern emerged.—
George Pesansky,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Enjoy peeled prickly pears raw as a snack.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The day before, Israel had bombed Iran, opening yet another front in the apartheid state’s war against its Muslim neighbors, and the Clarks were concerned about the situation.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Invita Cafe, a San Diego coffee shop, is being scrutinized and review-bombed on social media for pro-Charlie Kirk posts and products as part of a broader national response on both sides of the political aisle to last week's assassination of the conservative commentator.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Shelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelled. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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