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Recent Examples of bull pen
The vibes have been immaculate from the batting order, to the pitching rotation, to the bullpen, and everywhere in between.
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Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
Grant Holmes only lasted four innings Monday, and the Braves’ bullpen gave up seven runs in a 10-4 loss to the Marlins in the first of a three-game series.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 14 Apr. 2026
For all the talk about Mason Miller’s historic heater, the Padres’ bullpen so far has been susceptible to the kind of volatility that can bite the relief corps.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
But, at the moment, the most important needs for the Rangers are working deGrom back into the rotation and preserving fresh arms in the bullpen.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
Grant Holmes only lasted four innings Monday, and the Braves’ bullpen gave up seven runs in a 10-4 loss to the Marlins in the first of a three-game series.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 14 Apr. 2026
For all the talk about Mason Miller’s historic heater, the Padres’ bullpen so far has been susceptible to the kind of volatility that can bite the relief corps.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
But, at the moment, the most important needs for the Rangers are working deGrom back into the rotation and preserving fresh arms in the bullpen.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull pen
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The tank weighing down the back of Kyle Nicolson’s truck holds a mixture of water, nutrients and fertilizer concocted through years of tinkering, first by his grandfather, then his dad, his uncle and his cousins.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Most stock tank pools come in galvanized steel.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
25 Apr. 2026
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Sloth World was issued a verbal warning following the inspection, during which the cages were found not to meet the agency's requirements.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The cage match turned into a group scrum when another of the Kings’ big uglies, 6-6 Samuel Helenius, threw a punch at Parker Kelly.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
27 Apr. 2026
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But while examining the rodent data, Bittner saw that place cells whose dendrites had produced just a single plateau potential began to fire.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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Most of your day will be dry with just a couple of slow-moving cells expected to develop through the day.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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In fact, there’s no pen or paper, either.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The visual, which was edited by Mikayla LoBasso, was filmed inside of a stationery store, featuring the song’s lyrics written with different pens on paper scattered throughout the store.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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He had been booked into the jail in late November on a probation violation warrant.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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She was booked into the county jail and released on $1,000 bond.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Local flavor The Idaho Botanical Garden is located next to the penitentiary and boasts more than 30 acres of gardens.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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The government opened the federal penitentiary on Alcatraz in 1934, hoping to use the remote island to house particularly difficult prisoners, according to the National Park Service.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026
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During the warm summer months, rent an inner tube, fill an inflatable cooler with drinks (perhaps something from Guerneville’s very own Stumptown Brewery), and get out on the water at picturesque spots like the famed Johnson’s Beach.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2026
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Culdesac has about 55% of landscape space, which makes the town about 15 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than another neighborhood just across the street, Johnson said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Four others indicted in the case were given sentences of as much as six years in prison, with one woman getting a 10-month sentence, suspended for three years.—
Debby Wu,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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As part of Lololee’s deal, federal prosecutors agreed to recommend a prison term at the low end of the sentencing range, according to the court filing.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Bull pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20pen. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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