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Recent Examples of bull pen
Last year, some of the best bullpens had great numbers despite only middling fastball velocity — the Giants, Yankees, Rays and Diamondbacks, in particular, had great numbers and were also full of very different release points in the bullpen.
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Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
However, the manager said the decision to carry Birdsong in the bullpen was twofold.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
After a disappointing 82-80 season last year, ending with a fourth-place finish in the American League Central, the Minnesota Twins enter this season with high expectations, thanks to the development of their young players and a bullpen described by some MLB experts as the best in baseball.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Now healthy, Merryweather has a chance to be a big piece of the Cubs bullpen.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
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Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
However, the manager said the decision to carry Birdsong in the bullpen was twofold.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
After a disappointing 82-80 season last year, ending with a fourth-place finish in the American League Central, the Minnesota Twins enter this season with high expectations, thanks to the development of their young players and a bullpen described by some MLB experts as the best in baseball.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Now healthy, Merryweather has a chance to be a big piece of the Cubs bullpen.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull pen
Noun
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Keep water fresh in livestock tanks, and try to prevent spillover.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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There just didn’t appear to be any gas in the tank, nor any will to compete.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The first one, Amon was wild, constantly running in tight, aggressive circles in his cage, barking loudly.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The mice eventually learned that poking their nose in a special area of their cage would deliver a drop of Kool-Aid.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2025
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Pineapple extract is in the mix to gently boost cell turnover.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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The event also served as a roadmap for the community’s efforts going forward, as the Save the La Jolla Bike Path Coalition aims to get an ordinance passed to require 500-foot setbacks between cell towers and community spaces.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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To make: Use paint pens to draw ovals on the eggs as shown, and color them in.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
16 Apr. 2025
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Amazon doesn't specify the level of pressure or tilt sensitivity on the Premium pen, but the stylus feels responsive in use.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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However, on March 27, a paperwork error allowed Guzman to walk out of the Clayton County jail a free man.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The five were booked in Columbia County jail, records show.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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The first penitentiaries weren’t built until the late 1700s, so more extreme sentences were deemed necessary to prevent discord.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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At the time of the crime, Hoffman was 18 and has since spent much of his adult life at the penitentiary in rural southeast Louisiana, where he was executed Tuesday evening.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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The fire comes days after a fire broke out at the France pavilion inside Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park in Florida, with the March blaze starting near a walk-in cooler in a backstage area not accessible to guests.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The restaurant was in violation of 12 standards, including raw meat stored above ready-to-eat chicken breast and shelving inside walk-in cooler in need of cleaning.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Apr. 2025
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His lawyers said Mahdi's original attorneys put on a shallow case trying to spare his life that didn't call on relatives, teachers or others who knew him and ignored the impact of months spent in solitary confinement in prison as a teen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Smirnov was sentenced to six years in prison in January after pleading guilty to lying to his FBI handler about the Biden family's ties to a Ukrainian energy company -- in addition to a series of unrelated tax fraud charges.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Bull pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20pen. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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