bull pen

noun

Definition of bull pennext
as in big house

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Recent Examples of bull pen Opposing starters are going deep, and bullpens are staying well rested. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 25 June 2026 The final spot has been held by Ryan Gusto, but the Marlins could opt to use an opener for Gusto or just go with a full bullpen game in that spot moving forward until Junk returns. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 And the Twins pitched a bullpen game, after pushing back right-hander Joe Ryan’s start a day for illness. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 Puts the bullpen in a bad situation, puts the whole game in a bad situation. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bull pen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull pen
  1. tank
  2. cage
  3. cell
  4. pen
  5. jail
  6. penitentiary
  7. cooler
  8. prison
Noun
  • The Kenya pipeline expansion is part of Dangote’s plan to own a distribution network that includes regional tank farms and other pipelines that will connect the group’s refineries to prospective markets across the continent.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Drop in one of the soil-free pre-seeded mats, fill the water tank, scan or select the crop in the app, then close the door and let the system do the rest.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of tank
Noun
  • Detectives located Ponce-Maqueda in an RV near rooster cages.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The gambling animals are out of the zoo, and putting the meerkats, lions and back in their cages is not going to happen.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of cage
Noun
  • The team compared their system with the conventional AI Deep Q Network (DQN), which uses algorithms rather than brain cells.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
  • One story involves an innocent coal miner, condemned to death in 1877, who left a handprint in his cell at the Carbon County Jail that no amount of sanding or paint has been able to erase.
    — Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of cell
Noun
  • Some 104,643 defective pens were returned in the first 8 months of sales.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Rug Island — named after a season two episode where the characters use their imagination to create an island from a rug, throw cushions and colored pens — comes on a green and orange LP.
    — Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of pen
Noun
  • The report examined publicly available FBI and immigration arrest data and does not include details about whether charges were dropped or if people served any time in jail or prison.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Look, the Kansas Bill of Rights clearly says you cannot be arrested or thrown in jail because of indebtedness.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of jail
Noun
  • Beyond the towering brick walls of the Tarrant County Jail, and every other county jail and state penitentiary in the country, lies an out-of-sight-out-of-mind world that most never see, let alone experience.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Mexico has 276 prisons, including 14 federal penitentiaries and 249 state prisons.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of penitentiary
Noun
  • Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza brought with her a red cooler of chicken and pork tamales and a spork.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Accumulation of beef exudate pooling in the floor beneath the raw beef in walk-in cooler.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of cooler
Noun
  • Three once high-flying brothers convicted of exploiting their wealth and access to luxury real estate to drug and rape dozens of women were sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutors had asked Caproni to sentence each brother to life in prison, while their attorneys sought the 15-year minimum.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of prison

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“Bull pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20pen. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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