bul·le·tin
ˈbu̇-lə-tᵊn 
also ˈbə-
1
: a brief public notice issuing usually from an authoritative source
specifically
: a brief news item intended for immediate publication or broadcast
2
: periodical
especially
: the organ of an institution or association
bulletined; bulletining; bulletins
: to make public by bulletin
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Examples of bulletin in a Sentence
Noun
The television program was interrupted for a news bulletin.
picks up a church bulletin every Sunday after Mass
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Karina Tsui, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Such official actions could also include managing animals that pose a threat to agricultural resources, according to the ballot bulletin.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2022
Viewers are asked to respond to prompts based on works on view in the show by scribbling notes or making sketches on brightly colored pieces of paper, and pinning them to bulletin boards.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2021
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Noun
Domestic violent extremists have increasingly shared tactics with each other on using guns to attack electric power stations in a move that likely escalates the threat to US critical infrastructure, according to a Department of Homeland Security bulletin obtained last year by CNN.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Such official actions could also include managing animals that pose a threat to agricultural resources, according to the ballot bulletin.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Messages tacked to bulletin boards and written on dressing room blackboards conveyed the spirit of the team.
—Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2022
Viewers are asked to respond to prompts based on works on view in the show by scribbling notes or making sketches on brightly colored pieces of paper, and pinning them to bulletin boards.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2021
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“Bulletin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulletin. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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