bull pen

noun

Definition of bull pennext
as in big house

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Recent Examples of bull pen Opposing starters are going deep, and bullpens are staying well rested. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 25 June 2026 The final spot has been held by Ryan Gusto, but the Marlins could opt to use an opener for Gusto or just go with a full bullpen game in that spot moving forward until Junk returns. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 And the Twins pitched a bullpen game, after pushing back right-hander Joe Ryan’s start a day for illness. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 Puts the bullpen in a bad situation, puts the whole game in a bad situation. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bull pen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull pen
  1. tank
  2. cage
  3. cell
  4. pen
  5. jail
  6. penitentiary
  7. cooler
  8. prison
Noun
  • Keep scrolling to shop more breezy dresses, including an everyday tank style and a chic polka dot pick.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors said Dee was found inside a fertilizer tank wrapped in a tarp in her pajamas and had duct tape around her face and neck, according to WTOL.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of tank
Noun
  • The one nitpick was that the violent main event made use of every weapon but the cage that it was named after.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Often, the review said, officers had to subdue aggressive dogs by the neck with a catch pole in order to load them onto patrol vehicles without ramps and walk them up to cages, a departure from industry standards.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of cage
Noun
  • Instead of relying solely on natural extracts, Reome works with biotech labs to recreate botanical molecules through processes like fermentation or plant cell cultures.
    — Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Jeyne Arryn doesn’t lock people in the dungeon but in sky cells.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cell
Noun
  • Classes will cover fine art materials with specific brands of watercolors, pens, and paints, as well as special techniques.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2026
  • That is why companies are moving to special pens to make injecting prescription GLP-1s and insulin less complex for untrained people.
    — C. Michael White, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of pen
Noun
  • His mother was held in jail overnight before being released Thursday on $75,000 bail, officials said.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Having already served a yearlong jail sentence for an Orinda bank robbery in 2018, Luchin was indicted last year on charges of attempting to rob three San Francisco banks in the same day.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of jail
Noun
  • On this day in 1934, Alcatraz welcomed its first civilian prisoners, a group of 14 from the federal penitentiary on McNeil Island, Washington.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • From 1873 to 1991, the island served as Costa Rica’s principal penitentiary, where some of the country’s worst criminals were sent to serve often short and torturous sentences.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of penitentiary
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  • Anyone who has struggled to keep their house cool during a heat wave has likely come across advice to avoid hot appliances to keep a home cooler.
    — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Three reached shore, but one man continued drifting downstream while clinging to a cooler.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooler
Noun
  • Linares-Rea faces up to 20 years in prison for each wire fraud count and two years for each identity theft count, prosecutors said.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Sandford pleaded guilty to federal firearm and disruption charges and was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of prison

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“Bull pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20pen. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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