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
Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
However, price bulls highlight a fragile US-Iran ceasefire and past IEA surplus forecasts that failed to depress prices.
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Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The inventory risk is real, but oil bulls are giving the problem too much weight, Dwivedi argues.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Themed to Spain’s running of the bulls, this six-time record-breaking attraction will feature a breathtaking pause before an epic 285-ft.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
And bulls argue that xAI is early-stage; Grok’s integration into X gives it a distribution edge; and enterprise adoption curves for AI products can inflect sharply.
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Mia Osmonbekov,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
The Guarnieris reported unwanted encounters with bulls, dogs and goats.
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Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
12 June 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.
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Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
If SpaceX bulls are correct, the early education investments will pay off in the decades ahead for employers and the workforce.
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Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
However, price bulls highlight a fragile US-Iran ceasefire and past IEA surplus forecasts that failed to depress prices.
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Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The inventory risk is real, but oil bulls are giving the problem too much weight, Dwivedi argues.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Themed to Spain’s running of the bulls, this six-time record-breaking attraction will feature a breathtaking pause before an epic 285-ft.
—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
And bulls argue that xAI is early-stage; Grok’s integration into X gives it a distribution edge; and enterprise adoption curves for AI products can inflect sharply.
—
Mia Osmonbekov,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
The Guarnieris reported unwanted encounters with bulls, dogs and goats.
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Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
Ashton Jeanty bulls in from 4-yards out.
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulls
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The artists were protesting the approval of two decrees that regulate and censor artists not affiliated with state institutions, and penalize freedom of expression and independent journalism.
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Editors also printed speeches of major national and state political leaders as well as significant government documents, including sessions of state legislatures and governors’ decrees.
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My grand plan was to be one of the policemen in one of the episodes.
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Disgruntled, the policemen stormed out of the house.
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Meta announced its new set of smart glasses priced at $299, undercutting some of its earlier models as the company pushes to bring wearables to a broader audience.
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When an agent moves money inside a payments platform, alters a record in a hospital network or pushes code into production, the damage is harder to contain.
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Each bedroom in the TV personality and mastermind producer’s vacation house boasts its own iteration of the trend.
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This two-piece set from Thule boasts an ultra-durable compression zipper, which is easy to close even when the cubes are stuffed full.
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Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse The highly agile Getty shooter Alan Crowhurst has done us a great favor by bringing concrete cloakroom evidence of the many social and administrative challenges that the (famous) Royal Ascot costume edicts require in order to be properly met.
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The age of the Germanic male genius delivering edicts from on high has run its course.
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The victims were taken by medics to area hospitals, with four men, ages 73, 65, 58 and 49, listed as critical but stable and the others, whose ages range from 36 to 65, treated for minor injuries, cops said.
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Applying a three-part process, cops worked with Google to narrow down the list of suspects and eventually arrested Okello Chatrie, who had opted in to share his location with Google every few minutes.
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With electric vehicles continuing to gain share, that further squeezes European carmakers.
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At one point, the SUV squeezes past a traffic cone while making a left turn and narrowly avoids colliding with a large truck.
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Kiffin sounds like the employee who left Applebee’s for Chili’s and then brags about the international cuisine.
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In other words, nobody brags, bullies or buys their way into the Derby.
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“Bulls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulls. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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