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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Both have distributed missing person's bulletins about Harris' case.
—Crystal Minaya, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
Well Survives 11-Hour Flight from Africa to Europe: 'Very Unusual'
Detectives reached out to Lopez’s family members, checked out locations and sent out a missing persons bulletin.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
Investigators were able to verify the vehicle’s license plate and put out a bulletin to law enforcement that the driver was armed and dangerous and wanted in connection with the shootings.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Robert Oppenheimer and Albert Einstein were on the bulletin's Board of Sponsors, and John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon wrote pieces for the magazine.
—Doyle Rice, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2024
NewsNation reported that according to a U.S. Border Patrol bulletin, the soldier saw an individual stabbing a fellow migrant along the river’s edge, which is on U.S. soil.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
The weather service’s Greer office warned of the threat of severe weather in a hazardous weather outlook bulletin at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday and again at 4:25 a.m. Thursday.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2024
The agency then issued a bulletin in December alerting law enforcement across the country about the card-tampering tactics.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 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
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
Noun
The festival's bulletin features new Bluebeard head chef Alan Sternberg and pastry chef Youssef Boudarine, Julieta Taco Shop's Gabriel Sanudo and Esteban Rosas, Love Handle's Chris Bennedyk and Chef Oya's the TRAP's Oya Woodruff.
—The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Both have distributed missing person's bulletins about Harris' case.
—Crystal Minaya, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
Well Survives 11-Hour Flight from Africa to Europe: 'Very Unusual'
Detectives reached out to Lopez’s family members, checked out locations and sent out a missing persons bulletin.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
Investigators were able to verify the vehicle’s license plate and put out a bulletin to law enforcement that the driver was armed and dangerous and wanted in connection with the shootings.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Robert Oppenheimer and Albert Einstein were on the bulletin's Board of Sponsors, and John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon wrote pieces for the magazine.
—Doyle Rice, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2024
NewsNation reported that according to a U.S. Border Patrol bulletin, the soldier saw an individual stabbing a fellow migrant along the river’s edge, which is on U.S. soil.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
The weather service’s Greer office warned of the threat of severe weather in a hazardous weather outlook bulletin at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday and again at 4:25 a.m. Thursday.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2024
The agency then issued a bulletin in December alerting law enforcement across the country about the card-tampering tactics.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 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
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
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“Bulletin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulletin. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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