bulletin
1 of 2noun
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
bulletin
2 of 2verb
bulletined; bulletining; bulletins
transitive verb
: to make public by bulletin
Synonyms
Noun
- book
- diurnal
- gazette
- journal
- mag
- magazine
- newspaper
- organ
- paper
- periodical
- rag
- review
- serial
- zine
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Example Sentences
Noun The television program was interrupted for a news bulletin. picks up a church bulletin every Sunday after Mass
Recent Examples on the Web
Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 26 June 2022 Colerain Police Chief Mark Denney said his detective began assisting surrounding agencies in a car theft ring investigation after an intelligence bulletin was sent throughout the region from an agency in Northern Kentucky. Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2021 Tuesday's memo follows another DHS bulletin from early June warning that online forum users are pushing others to copy the Uvalde gunman's attack. Michael Murney, Chron, 24 Aug. 2022 Dunwoody police put out a bulletin last week asking for the public’s help tracking Johnson. Matt Bruce, ajc, 24 Aug. 2022 Some Odesans have an app that provides a daily bulletin on whether Mr. Putin is alive or dead. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 The bulletin, dated Friday, warned that home addresses and other identifying information about potential targets had been circulated online. Harold Maass, The Week, 15 Aug. 2022 The law enforcement bulletin released Friday referenced officials' rhetoric in being one of multiple possible contributors to the threats. Josh Margolin, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2022 And now there's a bulletin warning law enforcement of the level of threat right now. CBS News, 14 Aug. 2022 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 Okpealuk was last seen in an area near town called West Beach coming out of a tent, according to an Alaska State Troopers bulletin that says her clothing description and direction of travel were both unknown. Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2020 See More
Noun
Brennan pushed back that the bulletin warned of threats to federal and state government officials, including judges. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 26 June 2022 Colerain Police Chief Mark Denney said his detective began assisting surrounding agencies in a car theft ring investigation after an intelligence bulletin was sent throughout the region from an agency in Northern Kentucky. Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2021 Tuesday's memo follows another DHS bulletin from early June warning that online forum users are pushing others to copy the Uvalde gunman's attack. Michael Murney, Chron, 24 Aug. 2022 Dunwoody police put out a bulletin last week asking for the public’s help tracking Johnson. Matt Bruce, ajc, 24 Aug. 2022 Some Odesans have an app that provides a daily bulletin on whether Mr. Putin is alive or dead. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 The bulletin, dated Friday, warned that home addresses and other identifying information about potential targets had been circulated online. Harold Maass, The Week, 15 Aug. 2022 The law enforcement bulletin released Friday referenced officials' rhetoric in being one of multiple possible contributors to the threats. Josh Margolin, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2022 And now there's a bulletin warning law enforcement of the level of threat right now. CBS News, 14 Aug. 2022 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 Okpealuk was last seen in an area near town called West Beach coming out of a tent, according to an Alaska State Troopers bulletin that says her clothing description and direction of travel were both unknown. Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
French, from Middle French, from bullette seal, notice, diminutive of bulle seal, from Medieval Latin bulla
First Known Use
Noun
1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1812, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing bulletin
Kids Definition
bulletin
noun
bul·le·tin ˈbu̇-lə-tən
: a short public notice usually coming from an informed or official source
bulletined
verb
as in placarded
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- placarded
- gazetted
- promulgated
- billboarded
- advertised
- published
- barked
- announced
- billed
- tolled
- knelled
- declared
- publicized
- proclaimed
- broadcast
- disseminated
- posted
- reported
- cried
- blazoned
- trumpeted
- promoted
- enunciated
- disclosed
- heralded
- gave out
- rang
- kithed
- featured
- broadcasted
- blared
- notified
- intimated
- annunciated
- manifested
- informed
- flashed
- puffed
- divulged
- released
- sounded
- apprised
- handed down
- called (off or out)
- blazed
- revealed
- plugged
- introduced
- communicated
- blurbed
- kythed
- imparted
- spread
- advised
- pitched
- showed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- withheld
- concealed
- suppressed
- silenced
- recalled
- revoked
- retracted
- hushed (up)
- recanted