bulled 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of bull
as in pushed
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)

past tense of bull, slang
as in bragged
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 bulled
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Quarterback Anthony Colandrea outran safety Avery Dixon on a 10-yard touchdown run, diving to the end zone pylon to finish a 75-yard drive on the game's opening series, and then Rule bulled in from the 3 to end a 90-yard march. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 Three plays later, Kareem Hunt bulled his way into the end zone and the Chiefs had tied the game. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 2025 Cathedral closed to 14-7 when Fa’alave-Johnson took a direct snap and bulled 16 yards into the end zone. — Bernie Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025 Federal officers fired rubber bulled and used tear gas. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025 Defensively, the 49ers were down to only a few healthy starters before kickoff, and one of them, cornerback Deommodore Lenoir, got bulled over at one point by Raiders rookie Ashton Jeanty. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulled
  1. pushed
  2. bragged
  3. squeezed
  4. boasted
  5. swaggered
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  • As the investigation uncovers a string of killings linked to a strange ritual, the two are pushed into working together, facing down otherworldly threats as well as unfinished business from Lan’s past.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Upon further investigation, officers determined the two had been allegedly pushed from a balcony, the NYPD said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of pushed
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  • During a hearing over that issue last month, prosecutors revealed jailhouse recordings in which Lavie bragged about exploiting Cloobeck.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Ballmer once bragged about how many toilets are in the Intuit Dome, and that feels like a metaphor for the state of his Clippers.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bragged
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  • Producers are already being squeezed between competing supply chains.
    — MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Brands are making more on paper and keeping less in the bank, squeezed from every side by rising ad costs, tariffs and overhead.
    — David Born, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of squeezed
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  • The group boasted more than $100 million in commitments, with $50 million to come from Brockman and his wife Anna.
    — Garrison Lovely, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Each nail boasted its own playful pattern, an avant-garde technique largely favored by the younger generations.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of boasted
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  • Jeezy, Teyana Taylor, Jermaine Dupri, Usher, Swizz Beatz, Rihanna (who briefly out-swaggered Jay), Pharrell, and Beyoncé, backed by the Mayyas, a Lebanese dance group.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In San Ángel, those men swaggered around town, smoking marijuana and blasting banda music from their flashy trucks.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of swaggered

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“Bulled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulled. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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