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
  • The liberal chat room turned sour—my God, what a snake pit that must have been.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
  • One chat room was set up specifically for contractors thinking of shuttering their firms and features more than 100 mostly anonymous members.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
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
  • Advertisement In April 2021, Min Aung Hlaing personally agreed at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting to the Five Point Consensus intended to end the bloodshed and open a path toward dialogue.
    Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
  • At Tesla’s annual meeting on Thursday, shareholders voted in favor of giving CEO Musk a gargantuan, record-shattering pay package that could give him stock worth $1 trillion after several years.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Now that his non-compete is expiring, Xavier is officially accepting bookings for matches, signings, and seminars on the independent circuit.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The skyscraper seminar was organized as an opportunity for participants to share their takeaways with a select crowd of Japanese industry and government figures.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The organization is based in Del Mar, but UC San Diego in La Jolla is a host university for the symposium.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Haidt’s comments came as part of a symposium organized by Dartmouth economics professor David Blanchflower, whose work has previously been covered in Fortune.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • How to Request a Precise Quote A reliable cost estimate begins with a virtual consultation.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The King’s decision follows behind-the-scenes discussions, legal consultation and support from the wider royal family to bring about a resolution without imposing on Parliamentary time.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But alongside discussion of the hottest AI startups and new breakthroughs, Goldman Sachs had to set the record straight on one question.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Which makes for interesting discussion, this week and beyond, when the selection committee convenes.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
    Abby Frank, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
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    Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Bull session.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20session. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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