pellet
noun
a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine.
Example Sentences
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Scientists predict that the plastic pellets will continue to wash up on North East beaches as the clean up continues.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Research published after the bistrifluron study found that the microbes inside those pellets may provide a kind of biological clock.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Those piles can alert homeowners to an infestation, but there is a catch: old pellets can remain long after termites have disappeared.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
“She survived devastating trauma, two pellets lodged in her head, and a relentless infection that gradually destroyed part of her jaw — yet she continued adapting, searching for food and fighting to remain alive.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
It shatters with the first blow—not an explosive sound, more like the popping of a light bulb, followed by the patter of safety glass pellets.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
