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
Jack Atcheson Sr. As Told To Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
Mitchell prides himself on being a no-nonsense, no-bulls*** kind of man, but his attitude can sometimes come across as arrogance.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
But the selling was orderly and a two-day breach of the 50-day moving average turned out to have been a false breakdown, quickly overcome by the bulls.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
History is not on the side of the bulls, at least in the short term, as Apple shares typically fall on days when the company unveils its latest iPhones.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Ives is one of the bigger Tesla bulls on Wall Street.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Male bulls can weigh around 700 pounds and are approximately five feet high at the shoulder, while females weigh around 500 pounds and are shorter.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the looming debt crisis has been seized on by bitcoin price bulls who are predicting it will turbo-charge bitcoin.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Common species in South Florida include bulls, lemon sharks, tiger sharks, black tips and Caribbean reef sharks.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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The white elk hung out with two other bulls.
—Jack Atcheson Sr. As Told To Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
Mitchell prides himself on being a no-nonsense, no-bulls*** kind of man, but his attitude can sometimes come across as arrogance.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
But the selling was orderly and a two-day breach of the 50-day moving average turned out to have been a false breakdown, quickly overcome by the bulls.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
History is not on the side of the bulls, at least in the short term, as Apple shares typically fall on days when the company unveils its latest iPhones.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Ives is one of the bigger Tesla bulls on Wall Street.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Male bulls can weigh around 700 pounds and are approximately five feet high at the shoulder, while females weigh around 500 pounds and are shorter.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the looming debt crisis has been seized on by bitcoin price bulls who are predicting it will turbo-charge bitcoin.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Common species in South Florida include bulls, lemon sharks, tiger sharks, black tips and Caribbean reef sharks.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Bulls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulls. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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