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Definition of bullish
1 : suggestive of a bull (as in brawniness)
2a : marked by, tending to cause, or hopeful of rising prices (as in a stock market) a bullish market bullish policies bullish investorsb : optimistic about something's or someone's prospects bullish on the company's future
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Examples of bullish in a Sentence
Members of her party are bullish about her reelection.
They are bullish about the future of the product.
Recent Examples of bullish from the Web
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And on most other issues, Graham has been among the most bullish backers of Trump and his administration since Election Day.
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As for the future, Katz is bullish on the Nickelback niche model.
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The news comes as a blow to investors, who had pumped up the price of BlackBerry's stock by about 60 percent over the past three months—largely because people were so bullish on BlackBerry's software sales exploding.
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Still, company executives are bullish on prospects for the popular Quarter Pounder, which accounts for about one-fourth of McDonald's U.S. burger sales.
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Vin Lananna is relentlessly bullish about the future of track and field in the U.S. TrackTown USA is planning an invasion of New York City.
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Still, company executives are bullish on prospects for the popular Quarter Pounder, which accounts for about one-fourth of McDonald's U.S. burger sales.
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In May, Statoil began work on five new exploration wells in the Barents Sea, and the company is bullish on the prospects.
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This year, the SEC's SIDs are far less bullish on Tennessee's chances to win the East.
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First Known Use of bullish
1566
BULLISH Defined for English Language Learners
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: hopeful or confident that something or someone will be successful : optimistic about the future of something or someone
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: expecting the price of stocks to go up : characterized by rising stock prices
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