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
Bob Woods, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
For centuries, people gathering in bars and pubs have found ways to occupy their time, whether that’s classic games like billiards and darts or more recent inventions like video games and mechanical bulls.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
That one began in 1945 with Denver businessman Dan Thornton bringing his pair of $50,000 bulls in the lobby of the historic hotel, and would later include steers.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Swearingen attended his first PBR event at Madison Square Garden as a teenager, when his family brought bulls there, watching from the sidelines and dreaming of one day riding there.
—Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
In interviews with several analysts, bulls and bears agreed that CoreWeave’s fundamentals, as reflected in its filings, don’t currently add up.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Hermann Nitsch crucified lambs and bulls, and Joseph Beuys attempted cohabitation with a coyote.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
In the episode prior, Sophie and Kristina clearly saw through my bulls — excuse of the Jason and Matt votes.
—Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Most Lamborghinis are named after fighting bulls; only one is named after an exclamation that’s a borderline swear word in its native tongue.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
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
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That’s essentially the 30,000-foot, macroeconomic view of AI from Wall Street’s bulls and bears.
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Ashton Jeanty bulls in from 4-yards out.
—Cite this Entry
“Bulls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulls. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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