bul·le·tin
ˈbu̇-lə-tᵊn 
also ˈbə-
1
: a brief public notice issuing usually from an authoritative source
specifically
: a brief news item intended for immediate publication or broadcast
2
: periodical
especially
: the organ of an institution or association
bulletined; bulletining; bulletins
: to make public by bulletin
Synonyms
Examples of bulletin in a Sentence
Noun
The television program was interrupted for a news bulletin.
picks up a church bulletin every Sunday after Mass
Recent Examples on the Web
Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
The weather service’s Greer office warned of the threat of severe weather in a hazardous weather outlook bulletin at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday and again at 4:25 a.m. Thursday.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2024
The agency then issued a bulletin in December alerting law enforcement across the country about the card-tampering tactics.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2024
But tucked into the fifth paragraph of that bulletin was a troubling tidbit: Colleges and universities would not receive students’ financial aid data until the first half of March, more than a month later than the government had promised.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
But the bulletin, obtained by The Washington Post, was sent to all operators of the aircraft.
—Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Authorities quickly issued a be-on-the-lookout bulletin for the Nissan, and it was stopped, along with Mingo, later that afternoon, according to the complaint.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2024
Andrew Li, 20, was last seen Saturday around 6 p.m. at his on-campus apartment, according to a bulletin shared Wednesday by the university’s police department.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
The same fast-moving weather system could deliver up to 6 inches of snow in Avery, Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Swain, Haywood and Graham counties in the North Carolina mountains, according to the NWS bulletin.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2024
Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2022
Viewers are asked to respond to prompts based on works on view in the show by scribbling notes or making sketches on brightly colored pieces of paper, and pinning them to bulletin boards.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2021
Okpealuk was last seen in an area near town called West Beach coming out of a tent, according to an Alaska State Troopers bulletin that says her clothing description and direction of travel were both unknown.
—Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2020
Noun
NewsNation reported that according to a U.S. Border Patrol bulletin, the soldier saw an individual stabbing a fellow migrant along the river’s edge, which is on U.S. soil.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
The weather service’s Greer office warned of the threat of severe weather in a hazardous weather outlook bulletin at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday and again at 4:25 a.m. Thursday.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2024
The agency then issued a bulletin in December alerting law enforcement across the country about the card-tampering tactics.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2024
But tucked into the fifth paragraph of that bulletin was a troubling tidbit: Colleges and universities would not receive students’ financial aid data until the first half of March, more than a month later than the government had promised.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
But the bulletin, obtained by The Washington Post, was sent to all operators of the aircraft.
—Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Authorities quickly issued a be-on-the-lookout bulletin for the Nissan, and it was stopped, along with Mingo, later that afternoon, according to the complaint.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2024
Andrew Li, 20, was last seen Saturday around 6 p.m. at his on-campus apartment, according to a bulletin shared Wednesday by the university’s police department.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
The same fast-moving weather system could deliver up to 6 inches of snow in Avery, Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Swain, Haywood and Graham counties in the North Carolina mountains, according to the NWS bulletin.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2024
Verb
Messages tacked to bulletin boards and written on dressing room blackboards conveyed the spirit of the team.
—Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2022
Viewers are asked to respond to prompts based on works on view in the show by scribbling notes or making sketches on brightly colored pieces of paper, and pinning them to bulletin boards.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2021
Okpealuk was last seen in an area near town called West Beach coming out of a tent, according to an Alaska State Troopers bulletin that says her clothing description and direction of travel were both unknown.
—Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2020
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“Bulletin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulletin. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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