bullets

noun

plural of bullet
as in balls
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 bullets Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old fire chief, died immediately while shielding his family from bullets. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 While the men were still loading their haul, bullets started flying. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026 The case against the woman who authorities allege fired multiple bullets at pop singer Rihanna’s Beverly Hills mansion can move forward, a judge ruled Tuesday. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 The state did not seek to dismiss allegations related to Morrissey’s statements to the media or to her agreement to log a cache of bullets under a separate case number, functionally hiding them from the defense. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 The filing of the lawsuit came after Baldwin’s trial abruptly ended in stunning fashion following an unexpected, labyrinthian hearing over how police and prosecutors treated a handful of bullets. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 No one was injured, but bullets tore through an Airstream trailer that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were in at the time. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 The whole spirit of the 7 BC is to drive heavier bullets at higher velocities out of shorter barrels. — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullets
  1. balls
  2. shells
  3. cartridges
  4. pellets
  5. ammunitions
Noun
  • The two-way forward provided a spark of energy off the bench by fighting for loose balls on the glass.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • These casual spaces will draw you in with the aroma of baked cheese, usually with a barrel of buñuelos (perfectly round, crisp cheese balls) frying at the entrance.
    — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of balls
Noun
  • The buildings themselves were not empty shells; they were established assets with real tenants.
    — Khalifa Aldhaheri, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Others, including a company making electronic fuzes for shells used in Gaza, and another that manufactures parts for Israeli tanks, came after.
    — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of shells
Noun
  • Projections of new optical storage archiving systems promise 1PB raw capacity optical cartridges by the 2030’s, compared to the possible 365TB raw capacity cartridge projections for LTO Gen 14.
    — Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of cartridges
Noun
  • Before releasing the ferrets, scientists dust prairie dog burrows with insecticide and scatter food pellets laced with fipronil, the same chemical used in flea control among pets.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • There were over 25 poop pellets in that storage area, near the stairs where there was also a dead roach.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of pellets
Noun
  • Relations and exchange programs between Russia and North Korea have been flourishing in recent years, with North Korea supplying ammunitions and troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • At least 37 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a Russian drone attack on an ammunitions warehouse triggered a large fire and multiple explosions that lasted for hours in a residential area near Kyiv.
    — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of ammunitions

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“Bullets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullets. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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