BULLETIN Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈbu̇-lə-tᵊn

Definition of bulletin

as in newspaper

a publication that appears at regular intervals picks up a church bulletin every Sunday after Mass

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Relevance

as in advertisement

a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest I signed up to receive the free financial bulletin daily in my in-box

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bulletin

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verb

as in to gazette

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Recent Examples of bulletin

Noun

After his death, Thames Valley Police issued a national bulletin to other police agencies looking for other unexplained deaths. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 Shipping lanes under the prewar Traffic Separation Scheme, or TSS, are not safe for use right now, according to the bulletin. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 23 June 2026

Verb

Messages tacked to bulletin boards and written on dressing room blackboards conveyed the spirit of the team. — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2022 Viewers are asked to respond to prompts based on works on view in the show by scribbling notes or making sketches on brightly colored pieces of paper, and pinning them to bulletin boards. — Steven Litt, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for bulletin

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulletin

Noun

There were at least six deaths alone in 2022, the newspaper reported.

— Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Joel Halldorf is Professor of Church History and a public intellectual in Scandinavia, with regular contributions to leading newspapers and cultural journals in Sweden and Norway.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of newspaper

Noun

People in costumes marched alongside floats with advertisements and extravagantly patriotic decorations.

— Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026
In April, authorities say investigators with the California’s Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team discovered online advertisements offering construction services that did not list a contractor license number.

— Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of advertisement

Verb

Under pressure from Beijing, Article 23 draft legislation was gazetted March 8 and sailed through Hong Kong’s 90-seat Legislative Council in under 11 days, faster than any other law since 1997.

— Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
The draft network statement will be gazetted in a few days time for public consultation before being finalized in Transnet SOC Ltd.’s next financial year, which begins April 1, the company said in a statement late Friday.

— Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg.com, 16 Mar. 2024

Definition of gazette

Noun

The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.

— Ben Mankiewicz, CBS News, 7 June 2026

Definition of periodical

Verb

White grew up in Brooklyn, and watched a rotating stream of Calvin Klein models grace that billboard his whole life.

— Staff Author, People.com, 27 June 2025
The artist billboards that pop up in the lead up to Coachella often establish a sense of optimism for the performances in store for the weekend.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025

Definition of billboard

Noun

This project, described in the journal Additive Manufacturing, is currently a research demonstration, not a plug-and-play industrial process.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Joel Halldorf is Professor of Church History and a public intellectual in Scandinavia, with regular contributions to leading newspapers and cultural journals in Sweden and Norway.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of journal

Noun

Crunchyroll is Sony Pictures Entertainment’s ad-free streaming platform for anime movies, television series and games, and has three tiers.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Political operatives in both parties expect the ruling to accelerate the flow of money into campaigns and intensify the barrage of television and digital ads that already dominate election season.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026

Definition of ad

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