BULL PENS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

bull pens

noun

plural of bull pen

as in big houses

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Noun

Boomers stayed in the workforce longer than expected, retired later, and held on to big houses as starter homes disappeared beneath them.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026
However, a lot of big houses have been built on smallish lots.

— Richard Dahlberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026

Definition of big houses

Noun

In May, at the manufacturing facility, which stores thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals in pressurized tanks used to produce materials such as plexiglass for fighter jet and commercial aircraft windows, one tank threatened to leak or explode.

— Nilesh Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
But faced with the quantity and quality of Soviet tanks in the East, and British-American tanks in the West, the tank’s purpose became the achievement of total battlefield supremacy.

— Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026

Definition of tanks

Noun

The governor’s office acknowledged the small cages on Monday, following the release of the report.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Deputies found and documented dead animals on the property, including remains found in cages and other areas, according to the post.

— River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of cages

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One example is China, which produces around 80% of the global supply of battery cells.

— Alex Saric, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
At Fuerte Guaicaipuro, a military facility, investigators documented detainees being confined in pit-like cells dug below ground level and subjected to cold, food deprivation and other degrading treatment.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of cells

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Klaudia hadn’t managed to take more than two steps out of the town car before the reporters descended, pens poised over their notepads, shouting until their voices peaked.

— Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Nearly everything that survives of the rebels comes down through their enemies’ pens; Greengrass’ film reaches toward lives that history left largely unseen.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of pens

Noun

In the 1930s, the Nazi government used a variety of forms of public data including tax returns and census records to help identify Jews who would be rounded up and sent to concentration camps where millions were killed.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The final pages offered a physical and philosophical account of the concentration camps that was as disturbing in its implications as the newsreels shown in theatres at the war’s end.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of concentration camps

Noun

Many are in poor shape, with thin, uninsulated walls, leaky windows, old or broken swamp coolers and electrical systems that can't always handle air conditioners.

— Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
Its rugged silicone exterior is IP67-rated to resist water, dust, and drops, while the flexible utility strap easily clips onto backpacks, handlebars, or coolers.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026

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