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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The teen, who gave only her first name, Nana, said her friend was grazed by a bullet and left in an ambulance.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Cops remained at the crime scene Friday morning, looking over a black Jeep Cherokee with several bullet holes.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Other bags have water-repellent shells that cause liquid to bead off the surface.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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On one hand, there were shift dresses and beaded details that felt flapper-esque.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Bob Walk never led the league in bases on balls.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Cunha’s ball-carrying is an important aspect to consider in an Amorim system.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
11 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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Jim also argued that investors can’t lump all retailers together in terms of how tariffs will impact them because their business models, supply chains and customer bases differ.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
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The cultural and political impact for Americans U.S. allies like Europe are lumped together in the new tariffs with economic adversaries like China.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
3 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 25 Apr. 2025.
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