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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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Visitors will see a freshwater swamp area, Stingray Bay, Key West Harbor as well as tanks for big-belly seahorses.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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The solid stuff gets filtered into a separate compartment and the dirty mop water goes into the dirty water tank.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
21 Mar. 2025
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The program incorporates futsal, cage football and mandatory dance classes.—
Robert Kidd,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The men in the cage match were attacking each other with a screwdriver.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
23 Mar. 2025
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And the big cell received nitrogen from the little guy.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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One detainee then carried Powell from that cell to the cell assigned to him, a Board of Correction report states.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Germany was excellent in the first 45 minutes, heading to the dressing rooms with a 3-0 lead thanks to goals by Joshua Kimmich (30’ pen.), Jamal Musiala (36’) and Tim Kleindienst.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Dispensed via a gilded click pen—one that can always be found in Jennifer Lopez’s beauty bag—the lightweight product is a Vogue editor’s secret for awakening tired eyes.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2025
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As Ortega is held at a Rikers Island jail pending his next court appearance, police are still working to track down his machete-wielding partner in crime and are asking for the public’s help in identifying him.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Willie Frank Peterson, 52, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in 2023, and was sentenced to six years and three months in jail.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
20 Mar. 2025
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In Oklahoma, 56-year-old Wendell Grissom was declared dead by lethal injection at the penitentiary in McAlester at 10:13 a.m.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Salvador's Presidency Press Office via AFP - Getty Images Origins in prison Tren de Aragua began in the 2000s in a notorious penitentiary in north-central Venezuela, where gang leaders at one point had their own zoo, nightclub and bank inside the prison.—
David Noriega,
NBC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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The only violation had legs, a tail and left 16 pieces of rodent poop near the front counter, under dry storage shelves and the reach-in cooler.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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Related Articles Igloo recalls 1 million rolling coolers after fingertip amputation injuries In Oregon, two cats in separate households also tested positive for the virus in February after eating a raw cat food made by Wild Coast LLC based in Olympia, Washington.—
Samantha Gowen,
Orange County Register,
20 Mar. 2025
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Three days later, his immigration attorney was able to reach an ICE official who confirmed that his client was in a prison in another country.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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One of the five men convicted in the 2022 drugging and robbery of patrons at gay bars in Manhattan was slapped with eight years in prison on Thursday.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Bull pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20pen. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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