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
Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 21 May 2025
The smoke that wafts from the chimney is created using chemical pellets that are burned in another stove that's connected to the stovepipe chimney, which is temporarily erected atop the Sistine Chapel just for that purpose.
—Christopher Watson, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
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
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Noun
Polymers’ properties and chemical structures change as they are melted and reformed multiple times, and this method—which can be used on pellets, fibers, fabrics and garments—analyzes these changes.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 21 May 2025
The smoke that wafts from the chimney is created using chemical pellets that are burned in another stove that's connected to the stovepipe chimney, which is temporarily erected atop the Sistine Chapel just for that purpose.
—Christopher Watson, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pellet
Noun
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What was found, were unusual bullets made in Israel.—
Ruth Chenetz,
CBS News,
31 May 2025
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The commutation of Hoover’s sentence denigrates the lives of the children lost to the drugs and bullets of the Gangster Disciples.—
Ronald S. Safer,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
Verb
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If your hair is low porosity, the water will tend to bead up on your hair.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
26 May 2025
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As for the skirt, the upper portion was adorned with glass beads strings, and metallic white yarn.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Naz Reid and Julius Randle struggled to hold onto the ball for much of Wednesday’s contest.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2025
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Of late, though, the Rays have created opportunities along with putting the ball over the fence.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
29 May 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 majority also overturned William’s convictions for possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition, saying the convictions amounted to violation of the Constitution’s double jeopardy prohibition because he was effectively charged twice for the same crime.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
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Spurred on by their own security concerns, European allies and Canada have already been ramping up military spending, including arms and ammunition purchases, since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.—
Lorne Cook,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 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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That lumps the technology together with AI and high-performance computing rather than focusing squarely on the radical new computing model.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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An over-reliance on lumping in crosses to create chances will do that.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
9 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
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“Pellet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pellet. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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