as in ball
a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm
it is possible to make your own bullets, but it takes a lot of patience and some extra money
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Recent Examples of bullet
Additionally, the back window of the vehicle was shattered, and a bullet was lodged in the passenger side of the back bumper, the statement said.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Kaiser also underwent surgeries to remove a bullet fragment and alleviate pressure inside her head.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
On paper, the Cowboys have more bullets than the Broncos.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
For example, the high-security display cases that housed the jewels were designed to withstand bullets.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Kaiser also underwent surgeries to remove a bullet fragment and alleviate pressure inside her head.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
On paper, the Cowboys have more bullets than the Broncos.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
For example, the high-security display cases that housed the jewels were designed to withstand bullets.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullet
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Messi picked up the ball from his compatriot Rodrigo De Paul in midfield and burst toward the backpedaling Nashville back line before slipping the ball outside to Luis Suárez.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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He’s raved about Ballard and his work ethic/overall improvement since spring ball.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Possession of ammunition without an FID card.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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North Korea has sent soldiers, artillery ammunition and missiles to Russia to support Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The brightening occurred as an increase in heat radiation from the sun vaporized icy materials embedded in its structure, creating a gaseous shell around its nucleus.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Rioters then shot at agents with commercial artillery shell fireworks.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Most games for newer consoles also have a digital download option, rather than just a physical disk or cartridge.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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However, a search for cartridge cases on the morning of Smith's death turned up empty, according to the case file.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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This uranium is processed into ceramic pellets, which are loaded into long metal tubes called fuel rods, and several rods are bundled to form a fuel assembly.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, ICE and other DHS agents have been documented having fired pellets at a protesting pastor in Chicago, throwing a migrant woman to the floor of a New York City immigration court and having maced a woman in Portland, Oregon.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullet. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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