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
  • Like Resident Evil, Whalefall gives its protagonist just an hour to accomplish his goal, which in this case means escaping the whale’s innards before his oxygen tank runs dry.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Three dead roaches were also spotted near the hot water tank.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of tank
Noun
  • Developed with Montex, the silhouettes combined an everyday piece—such as a yellow lingerie dress—with a collapsible overlayer, for example a tent-like structure in transparent lace or a cage of leather bows.
    — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The kitchen was open to the living/dining area, and a room with storage cages was down the hall.
    — Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of cage
Noun
  • The wrinkle is that mitochondria live inside the cell and depend on it, so anything that improves their function will improve the cell, but anything that improves the cell will also improve them.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • These include immune amnesia, a type of immunosuppression in which the measles virus destroys immune cells and adaptive responses.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of cell
Noun
  • This tactical pen includes a powerful little flashlight, a strong glass-breaking tip, a blade, a graphite pen, and a magnetic screwdriver with room to hold three bits.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But Safdie kept adding more films, and then still more, in block letters using pens of different colors.
    — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of pen
Noun
  • Trump had called for the leakers to face long-term jail sentences.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In 2024, Indonesia revised its anti-wildlife trafficking law to bring in stricter fines and longer jail sentences.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 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
  • Though afternoon highs and overnight lows remain about 10 degrees cooler for the rest of the week, the rain is expected to clear out by Friday night.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Sliced turkey, pickles in the reach in cooler are 47 degrees.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of cooler
Noun
  • She was sentenced to just over 11 years in prison, and she and her former boyfriend and business partner Sunny Balwani were ordered to pay $452 million in restitution.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Miranda Orozco, 50, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after admitting to arranging travel and accommodations for two people who died and another who was seriously injured.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 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 21 Oct. 2026.

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