as in decrees
an order publicly issued by an authority
the head office issued a bull banning the use of alcohol at all on-site social functions
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as in policemen
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
the town's drug dealers and bulls were well acquainted with one another
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as in boasts
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
no one bought all his bulling about how he had beaten the stock market
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Recent Examples of bulls
Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
The bulls claim that trend justifies today’s valuations, and that EPS can keep rolling in double-digits while national income trudges at a nominal 5% or so.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Ricardo Ortiz was handling the bulls in their enclosures at La Malagueta, a historic bullring in Málaga, when one of the animals gored him, according to Lances de Futuro, the company organizing the bullfight.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
As part of this act of atonement, four bulls and four heifers are slaughtered at the sanctuaries of the nymphs, and their bodies are left in a grove.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
The less scrupulous voices also invade Beverly’s meticulous household like bulls in a suburban china shop.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Local shares head into Friday looking weary, with bulls watching nervously as the Nifty 50 hovers near a key support level.
—Savio Shetty, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
The property runs about 1,000 breeding female cows and a few dozen herd bulls, a feed yard facility and individual feed intake facility.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The coaster is themed around Spain’s iconic running of the bulls tradition.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
But as retail investors push the market higher, and bulls cheer liquidity support and policy tailwinds, some experts are raising questions if the market is entering bubble territory.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2025
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Marks added that the balance of power has tilted decisively toward bulls over the past several years.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
The bulls claim that trend justifies today’s valuations, and that EPS can keep rolling in double-digits while national income trudges at a nominal 5% or so.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Ricardo Ortiz was handling the bulls in their enclosures at La Malagueta, a historic bullring in Málaga, when one of the animals gored him, according to Lances de Futuro, the company organizing the bullfight.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
As part of this act of atonement, four bulls and four heifers are slaughtered at the sanctuaries of the nymphs, and their bodies are left in a grove.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
The less scrupulous voices also invade Beverly’s meticulous household like bulls in a suburban china shop.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Local shares head into Friday looking weary, with bulls watching nervously as the Nifty 50 hovers near a key support level.
—Savio Shetty, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
The property runs about 1,000 breeding female cows and a few dozen herd bulls, a feed yard facility and individual feed intake facility.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The coaster is themed around Spain’s iconic running of the bulls tradition.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
Ashton Jeanty bulls in from 4-yards out.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
But as retail investors push the market higher, and bulls cheer liquidity support and policy tailwinds, some experts are raising questions if the market is entering bubble territory.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Bulls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulls. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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