Thesaurus results for SHELLED

shelled

verb

Definition of shelled

past tense of shell

as in peeled

to remove the natural covering of shelling peanuts

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as in bombed

to use bombs or artillery against the enemy shelled the city for days without letup

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Recent Examples of shelled Its buildings were shelled and burned, and its infrastructure damaged. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 The physical condition of the stadium isn’t the issue and nor is blaming which side shelled the stadium you muppet! — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Additionally, six facilities were cited for health food violations including old rodent droppings on the floor near chicken packaging and shelled eggs stored improperly. — Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said in a statement Thursday that the strikes were carried out after eight drones were launched from Afghanistan and Afghan forces shelled Pakistani border posts. — Munir Ahmed, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026 In a subsequent interview with Russian media, Vishegirskaya said that the hospital had only been shelled, not bombed, and that she had been filmed without her consent. — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 Russia also shelled the northern Zhytomyr region, starting fires at an industrial facility and a warehouse, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Thin-shelled yet not overly delicate, stuffed with amarena cherry-scented light ricotta bookended by bitter dark chocolate chips. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 Pitchers getting shelled aren’t allowed to be swapped out during an inning. — Ahmed Jawadi, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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Combine 1 large red or yellow onion, finely chopped, 3 celery stalks, finely chopped, 1 large carrot, peeled, finely chopped, 1 tsp.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
To save time, look for pre-cut, peeled butternut squash cubes in your supermarket.

— Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

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In an interview with Inside Edition on Tuesday, store owner Adam Rubin said that his store has been review-bombed since Clarkson took to social media and named the store, and employees and surrounding businesses have been harassed.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The Houthis bombed the corporate HQ of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, officials said.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

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