Synonyms for shrapnel
ˈʃræp nlshrap·nel

Princeton's WordNet

1. shrapnelnoun

   shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight

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1. List of paraphrases for "shrapnel":

   shard

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1. Ron Vara:

   Only the Chinese can turn a leather sofa into an acid bath, a baby crib into a lethal weapon, and a cell phone battery into heart-piercing shrapnel.

2. East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway:

   There (were) two options: We either detonate those tanks, or they detonate themselves, yes, harmful chemicals went into the air. I am truly sorry, but that is the only option we had. If we didn’t do that, then they were going to blow up, and we were going to have shrapnel all across this town.

3. Jeffrey Cohen:

   Anything to slow or divert a bullet or shrapnel.

4. Anna Sorokina:

   It’s clear that shrapnel wounds predominate but there are also bullet wounds.

5. Galina Bayeva:

   Dad's been killed. Mom's in hospital. They didn't make it home. They'd gone to get their pensions. Dad is lying here. He's full of holes, full of shrapnel.