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Recent Examples of bull pen
As the only southpaw in the Twins’ bullpen, he’s often tasked with facing tough lefties.
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
The relief pitchers emerged from the bullpen to join the fun — not in a sprint, but in a slow walk.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
The Rockies pounded out a season-high 16 hits and made the Padres, owners of one of the majors’ best bullpens, squirm.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
Triston McKenzie, looked upon as a potential starter, was so erratic in spring training, he was dispatched to the Guardians bullpen to start the season.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
The relief pitchers emerged from the bullpen to join the fun — not in a sprint, but in a slow walk.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
The Rockies pounded out a season-high 16 hits and made the Padres, owners of one of the majors’ best bullpens, squirm.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
Triston McKenzie, looked upon as a potential starter, was so erratic in spring training, he was dispatched to the Guardians bullpen to start the season.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull pen
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In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin visits Uralvagonzavod, the country’s main tank factory in the Urals, in Nizhny Tagil, on Feb. 15, 2024.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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In February, Israeli tanks entered Jenin for the first time since 2002.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
21 May 2025
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Breaking out of a wooden cage to grind against a stripper pole in a green bolero jacket, tongue-flashing rapper Käärijä certainly committed to the theme.—
Nick Allen,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Lopez fired a missile into the cage with 4:27 remaining to complete the hat trick, as the Cougars gained some breathing room with an 8-6 advantage.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 May 2025
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So instead, the melanocytes (cells that form melanin) make red or yellow pigment.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Estrogen appears to amplify the effects of GLP-1 by increasing the number of receptors — think of them as boat docks — on the surface of cells where this gut hormone can attach.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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Inside was changa, DMT powder and vape pens, ketamine, LSD, MDMA, and mushrooms.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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Towering cranes stand 500 feet above the ground, swinging 30-ton cargo crates into the air and endlessly moving them from giant ships to holding pens and then turning around and sending off the next set of shipments.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2025
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Seven inmates are still at large on May 19 after escaping from a New Orleans jail through a hole behind a toilet.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Boyd and Price were also in jail on serious charges.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Stroud was one of several notorious men who have called the Leavenworth penitentiary home.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2025
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Although best known for its 29 years as a federal penitentiary, the island of Alcatraz was also a military fort, used by the army during the Civil War to protect San Francisco from Confederate raiders.—
Louise McLoughlin,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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Raw eggs were stored above ready-to-eat foods in a walk-in cooler and a spray bottle was filled with unmarked chemicals.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2025
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Coolers and Equipment sales increased 17% in Q1, mainly from bags and coolers.—
Shelley E. Kohan,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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In June 2024, three people were sentenced to eight months in prison after being found guilty of racially abusing Vinicius Jr in that May 2023 match at Valencia.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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In that case, Douglas was sentenced to five years of probation and had his 2-year prison sentence stayed, court documents say.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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“Bull pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20pen. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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