bull session

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Recent Examples of bull session And though their scenes together are way too brief, the Older and Younger Elliott bull sessions give the movie both a spiky-humor rush and a sense of genuine grounding. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024 The newspaper’s staff won the Pulitzer for breaking news for a series of stories on a secret audio recording that exposed Los Angeles City Council members scheming in a crass and racist bull session about political power in the city. Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023 The entire movie is infused with a revolutionary, Year Zero spirit that becomes as exhausting as an undergraduate bull session. Kyle Smith, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2022 This is a Tom Stoppardesque bull session. Dwight Garner, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022 But Mandel has the stylistic elegance and emotional sympathy to make this more than merely an undergraduate bull session. Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2022 The calculations about what should be taught, or better yet what shouldn't be, sound like the workings of an all-night dormitory bull session. Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull session
Noun
  • Robinson left a handwritten note for his romantic partner confessing to the crime, and also confessed to friends on the chat room platform Discord, prosecutors said.
    Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The chat room was therapeutic, allowing customers to share their stories and put the pieces of this puzzle together.
    Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Oh, and there was that springtime visit with the Nebraska football program, which included a clinic with the players and a long, in-depth skull session with the coaching staff.
    Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
  • All of it – the jump in defensive rating from 18th last season to sixth; all those skull sessions with lead defensive assistant Jeff Bzdelik – was for nights like this.
    Sam Amick, USA TODAY, 23 May 2018
Noun
  • Wednesday's meeting lasted more than two hours, and Sharif was accompanied by Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.
    April 16, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Morine Ngum, a mother of three whose husband was shot dead in 2022 by Cameroonian soldiers while fighting as a separatist, expressed doubt that the pope’s visit and peace meeting would lead to meaningful change.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The biannual gathering celebrates the work of the renowned philanthropic initiative, led by the Olga Rabinovich Institute with the goal of supporting the Brazilian film sector through talent development, bursary programs, seminars and mentorship.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Lolita feels like a suspiciously low lift for advanced seminar.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While Ben admited to her that the two had met professionally at a medical symposium, the full extent of their acquaintanceship was not revealed until the very end of the finale in a major cliffhanger.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Kardel hopes San Diegans can attend the Dark Sky events this week, such as the star party and dark sky symposium at the Santa Ysabel Nature Center on Saturday, April 18, to learn from the researchers and take a look through a telescope to admire the sky.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • If Ashley plays her cards just right, Ava could get her a consultation.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Through consultation with Native tribes, the exhibit highlights how the use of hunting tools evolved over time for the earliest residents of Douglas County.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Meaningful conversations between my wife and me are thwarted by her unwillingness to engage in rational discussions.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The negotiators discussed the Strait of Hormuz, Baghaei said, but did not mention discussion of nuclear weapons.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Rich does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
    Jessica A.J. Rich, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Many of the tribes TxDOT consults are in southwest-central and southeast Oklahoma, an acknowledgment of their Texas roots.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026

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“Bull session.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20session. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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