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Recent Examples of shelled
Their diet likely included large fish, shelled cephalopods and clams.
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Ryan Brennan
april 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Paul Skenes clamps down after a first-inning homer, and Washington’s bullpen gets shelled in a 16-5 defeat.
—Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Thai forces shelled several other hubs during a border conflict with Cambodia last year.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Apr. 2026
The Sudan Doctors Network, a group tracking the war, said the RSF and their allies shelled residential areas in the city amid dire humanitarian conditions.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan
april 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Paul Skenes clamps down after a first-inning homer, and Washington’s bullpen gets shelled in a 16-5 defeat.
—Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Thai forces shelled several other hubs during a border conflict with Cambodia last year.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Apr. 2026
The Sudan Doctors Network, a group tracking the war, said the RSF and their allies shelled residential areas in the city amid dire humanitarian conditions.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelled
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Finely mash 1 large banana, peeled, with a potato masher or fork in another small bowl; stir in ½ cup plain whole-milk yogurt (not Greek).—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Bananas are a convenient fruit that can be peeled and eaten as a snack or dessert.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
28 Apr. 2026
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Imagine being a parent of one of the one hundred and seventy-five girls who died when their school was bombed.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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That put out of business one of the country’s largest Klan organizations, the same group that bombed Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963, killing four Black girls.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Shelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelled. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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