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Recent Examples of bull pen
The Mariners led 2-0 in the third inning when Raleigh smacked a 95.5 mph sinker from lefty Framber Valdez into the bullpen in right-center field to make it 3-0 and pass the 56 mark Griffey reached in both 1997 and 1998.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Sasaki will make another appearance out of the bullpen on Sunday.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Perhaps nobody in the Yankee bullpen is riding the turbulent waves like Devin Williams.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
After an off-day Monday, Cora announced the temporary plan for the trio: with Early starting Tuesday against the visiting Athletics, both Tolle and Harrison will be available out of the bullpen.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Sasaki will make another appearance out of the bullpen on Sunday.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Perhaps nobody in the Yankee bullpen is riding the turbulent waves like Devin Williams.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
After an off-day Monday, Cora announced the temporary plan for the trio: with Early starting Tuesday against the visiting Athletics, both Tolle and Harrison will be available out of the bullpen.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull pen
Noun
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The strengths Between trying to replace Ehlers and seeing what Toews still has left in the tank, the Jets have a few questions up front.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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For mono pages, most also have lower per-page costs than lasers, giving ink tank technology a strong edge for cost per page.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Seven ferrets were also found in a cage.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Most major celebrities or pop artists will tell you their lives are spent in a glass cage, and yearn for mundanity as much as some pine for fame.—
Jaeden Pinder,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Luigi Avantaggiato Eukaryotes are organisms whose cells contain a nucleus.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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Macon is undergoing treatment for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, diagnosed at his 2-year-old checkup this past January.—
Kendall Malinchock,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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So Lee and Marlon strike a deal — Lee’s freedom in exchange for his pen.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Or might a loss at Carolina next Sunday immediately spring open that pen and let the wolves back out full-throated?—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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That included branding civil rights advocacy and speech defamatory, a breach of the peace, or hate speech, and hauling activists into courts and jails.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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He is being held without bail at the El Dorado County jail, records show.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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In 2005, the penitentiary was downgraded to medium security, and its name changed to the Federal Correctional Institution.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
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Arcángela and Serafina remain in the women’s penitentiary, continuing to operate illicit businesses and accumulating wealth, but without hope of freedom.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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They were packed into zippered cooler bags filled with dry ice and were frozen through as promised.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Southeast In the Southeast, The Old Farmer’s Almanac says that from October 1–7, conditions will be sunny, starting warm before turning cooler.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The story would feature voluminous evidence, including Salvadoran intelligence reports, government documents and even prison logs recording the visits of Luna and other Bukele aides to MS-13 leaders.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Both Menendez brothers remain in prison after having been denied parole in August of this year, and, in September, a judge denied their petition for a new trial.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Bull pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20pen. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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