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Recent Examples of bull pen
The Cubs on Sunday sent down reliever Ethan Roberts and called up left-hander Tom Cosgrove to give the bullpen three lefties.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
Playing center field and shaded towards right, Bader raced to his right made a Byron Buxton-like diving catch of a 108-mph liner and slid onto the warning track in front of the bullpens.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
A number of qualities have led to the success of the bullpen, with velocity and pitch shapes being two of them.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Royals reliever John Schreiber came in from the bullpen.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
Playing center field and shaded towards right, Bader raced to his right made a Byron Buxton-like diving catch of a 108-mph liner and slid onto the warning track in front of the bullpens.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
A number of qualities have led to the success of the bullpen, with velocity and pitch shapes being two of them.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Royals reliever John Schreiber came in from the bullpen.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull pen
Noun
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Other countries have watched their democracies slip away gradually, without tanks in the streets.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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There are multiple dining and nutrition stations; training and recovery spaces that feature four massive in-ground tubs (cold, hot, adjustable treadmill floor), a sauna, cryotherapy chamber and dry-float recovery tanks; players lounges, offices and team meeting spaces.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Rings are like cages but are a set of half circles without the grid on top.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2025
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Mike and Justin had also mentioned there was an idea thrown around at one point of locking Joe in a cage and burying him underground.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2025
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For example, if an accumulation of cells block the bile ducts, a patient can develop cirrhosis, or liver damage.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Human retinas typically have three types of cone cells, which are what allow our eyes to detect various wavelengths of light.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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Back at the reservation, Joe and his dad, Henry, work together to build a pen of sorts, though Henry grills Joe about who it is supposed to keep in.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Everyone else has their starter written in pen or a pretty heavy pencil.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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More than 21,000 people died in local jails and state prisons in four years, according to records the government has hidden from public view since 2021.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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David Castro, with a long history of drug use, has been in Santa Clara County jail awaiting trial since he was arrested in 2023.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Barnes, 67, was convicted and sentenced to 21 years in a Russian penitentiary in February 2024.—
Tanya Stukalova,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The first penitentiaries weren’t built until the late 1700s, so more extreme sentences were deemed necessary to prevent discord.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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Bags and coolers must measure less than 1.5 feet wide by 1.5 feet long, according to the event site.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Fans cannot bring: purses larger than a clutch bag, coolers, briefcases, backpacks, fanny packs, diaper bags, cinch bags, non-approved seat cushions, luggage of any kind, computer bags and camera bags or any bag larger than the permissible size.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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At times self-reflective and at times defiant, Peterson’s declaration after two decades in prison — most of those on Death Row — offers his most detailed version of a story that continues to capture international attention.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Mangione could face life in prison on state charges alone In addition to the federal indictment, Mangione has been charged in Pennsylvania and New York.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Bull pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20pen. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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