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
Adam Kepecs, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
There are a few forms of testosterone, including pellets injected under the skin, pills taken orally, and topical gels and creams.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 19 Feb. 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
In the first, mice repeatedly poked their noses into a food port, with progressively more pokes required to earn each food pellet.
—Adam Kepecs, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
There are a few forms of testosterone, including pellets injected under the skin, pills taken orally, and topical gels and creams.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 19 Feb. 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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In contrast, the autopsy on Brad Sigmon, the first man killed by firing squad in the Palmetto State, showed three distinct bullet wounds and his heart was obliterated, Arden said.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
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There was extensive damage to his liver and pancreas as the bullets continued down.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 May 2025
Verb
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The custom double-breasted ensemble was finished with a sharp tie bar, crisp white shirt cuffs, and beaded lapel trim that caught the light.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Essence,
8 May 2025
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Nile monitors are long and thin, with skin that looks beaded with gray and yellow dots.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Domingo, one of the earliest VIP arrivals at the party, was showing off his style on the lane, ball in hand, as the lively room continued to fill up.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Dončić, now a Los Angeles Laker, flowed and feinted around Gobert, faking a shot and then, off balance, finally lobbing the ball over Gobert, who just stood there like a stanchion.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
4 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 revolver was located and determined to have been loaded with five rounds of .357 magnum ammunition.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2025
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Several other guns and ammunition were discovered in the barn.—
Susan Mallie,
CBS News,
26 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 recalls have been announced, Cybertruck sales have seemingly slumped, as Tesla obscured the true figures by lumping numbers in with sales of Model X and Model S, MotorTrend reported.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
20 Mar. 2025
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Even his earlier films that get lumped in with exploitation movies, like The Last House on the Left (1972) and The Hills Have Eyes (1977) confront America’s policies and role in Vietnam and nuclear proliferation.—
Richard Newby,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 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 16 May. 2025.
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