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noun (1)

plural of bull
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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bulls

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noun (2)

plural of bull, slang
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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bulls

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of bull
as in pushes
to force one's way the beleaguered governor bulled through the crowd of reporters without answering a single question

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of bull, slang
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
Noun
To the bulls, that’s attractive because Oracle offers greater financial and operating leverage to an AI boom. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Between small celebrations, hospital visits and disagreements about how to care for her, a mysterious presence of bulls begins to surround the house. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 The results reignited debate over whether AI spending is sustainable and gave both bulls and Nvidia itself new evidence for continued growth. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 These are the biggest, heaviest antlers in the world and the bulls carrying them can go over 1,200 pounds. — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026 The strongest exhibit the bears ever had is now spending like the bulls. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In the exhibit, people can meet the matriarch of the herd, the bulls, cows, and several calves. — Goodluck Ajeh, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
Ashton Jeanty bulls in from 4-yards out. — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025 But as retail investors push the market higher, and bulls cheer liquidity support and policy tailwinds, some experts are raising questions if the market is entering bubble territory. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulls
  1. decrees
  2. policemen
  3. pushes
  4. boasts
  5. edicts
  6. cops
  7. squeezes
  8. brags
Noun
  • Iran is determined to smother any internal unrest Rezaei’s appointment came in a recent set of decrees by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, that formally set Iran’s new senior leadership, including top military posts.
    — Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The starting gun for the new posture in Tehran sounded with decrees reorganizing Iran’s security leadership last week issued in the name of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of decrees
Noun
  • People began rioting in Los Angeles’ predominantly Black Watts neighborhood after a crowd watched White policemen forcefully subdue a Black man.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 28 July 2026
  • Over the weekend, dozens of plain-clothes policemen entered the protest site and dragged Wangchuk into an ambulance.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
Definition of policemen
Verb
  • Saudia Cargo will double its fleet, adding four Boeing 777-200F jets over more than two years, as Saudi Arabia pushes to become a logistics hub linking three continents.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • When a power user pushes for an extensive, long-form synthesis, the system's optimization guardrails actively fight the input to keep token generation low, sacrificing depth to protect processing margins.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of pushes
Verb
  • Around fifty thousand people of Filipino descent live in Queens, many of them in Woodside, which boasts New York City’s oldest Jollibee, a mega-popular Filipino fast-food chain.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Birmingham is popular with motorcycle and auto racing fans because of the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, which boasts the largest collection of vintage motorcycles and Lotus race cars.
    — Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of boasts
Noun
  • The president’s orders and edicts have no basis in reality, are nonsensical and are making our nation significantly less safe.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Those who oppose the Mexican Mafia, or fail to follow the edicts of the gang’s leaders, are often targeted for beatings or even death.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 22 July 2026
Definition of edicts
Noun
  • Bernadette explains the racial nuances the Guardians might not know as newcomers to Earth, echoing the landmark 1971 Green Lantern/Green Arrow comic series, which attempts to bring the space cops down to Earth by exposing them to racial strife.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In the years since Shakur's murder, what exactly happened in that hail of bullets -- and who pulled the trigger -- was obscured by a lack of physical evidence, feuding cops and the gangland code of silence.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cops
Verb
  • That obviously makes Labor Day a particularly good excuse to mix a cocktail that squeezes a little more out of summer.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • After leaving Vancouver, the route follows the Fraser River through the fertile Fraser Valley and into the Coast Mountains, passing Hell’s Gate, where the river squeezes through a narrow canyon, before arriving in Kamloops for the night.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of squeezes
Verb
  • Visit Jacksonville brags that the food diversity the city boasts is a result of the presence of Camp Lejeune, which brings in people from all over the country, and the world.
    — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
  • For decades that math was simply the cost of doing business in industries nobody brags about owning.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of brags

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“Bulls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulls. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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