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Recent Examples of bull pen
The Marlins plan to seek a bit of bullpen help in free agency, with an eye on adding one high-leverage reliever who can pitch in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
At the trade deadline, Cashman plugged big holes at third base, the bench and in the bullpen by obtaining Ryan McMahon, Jose Caballero, Amed Rosario, David Bednar and Camilo Doval.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Mears had an unimpressive 5.01 ERA for Colorado over ’23 and ’24, but morphed into a key bullpen arm for Milwaukee this season after the Brewers got him in a ’24 deadline deal for pitchers Yujanyer Herrera and Bradley Blalock.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Philadelphia just needed to use its depth in the bullpen to keep Los Angeles at bay and live to play at least one more game.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
At the trade deadline, Cashman plugged big holes at third base, the bench and in the bullpen by obtaining Ryan McMahon, Jose Caballero, Amed Rosario, David Bednar and Camilo Doval.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Mears had an unimpressive 5.01 ERA for Colorado over ’23 and ’24, but morphed into a key bullpen arm for Milwaukee this season after the Brewers got him in a ’24 deadline deal for pitchers Yujanyer Herrera and Bradley Blalock.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Philadelphia just needed to use its depth in the bullpen to keep Los Angeles at bay and live to play at least one more game.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull pen
Noun
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For the occasion, Horan, 32, wore light wash denim paired with a white tank layered under a plaid shirt.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Helicopters are proven, versatile, and can fly for hours on a single tank of fuel.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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This thinking also came out in the cage match between Jordan and Marie, which was positioned as punishment for Jordan speaking out during the rally.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Having lived her life in a cage, Beverly initially struggled to walk far—managing only a few steps before sitting down.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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There is always a chance the stem cells could grow uncontrollably, crowding out native cells and damaging the brain.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Alzheimer's disease is associated with the abnormal accumulation of plaques and tangles within the brain that eventually lead to brain cell death.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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This form of Zepbound comes in a vial, which means patients must use a disposable syringe to inject it, rather than a self-injectable pen.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The compartment has two sections for a laptop and a tablet (or two laptops), plus a large zip pocket for small or slim objects, like chargers or pens.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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Moore said that while any and all legal options will be considered, the group's main focus will be on advocacy for pretrial services and other programming that can keep people out of jail.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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The amendment would reallocate $570,965 from the capital budget for camera replacements at the Criminal Justice Facility, which houses the county jail.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, his crooked sidekick, Robertson, BOP # 21731-509, is locked up in another good-time penitentiary in Beckley, WV.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Portlaoise Prison, which is in the center of Ireland, is a nineteenth-century penitentiary built like a fortress—a one-star establishment, at best.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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The optimal indoor temperature for overwintering lavender plants is between 60°F and 70°F during the day and at least 10 degrees cooler at night.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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Given it is so infrequent to see them together as a united red carpet pair, their choices to embrace their own fashion tastes felt all the much cooler.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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This was also when a torture scandal emerged at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Though there’s no new material in the reissue, reheating her own nachos for a new generation should be a piece of cake for Martha Stewart, who allegedly made flan in prison one time.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Bull pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20pen. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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