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
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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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
In an endangered missing alert bulletin from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Aragon is described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing 145 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes.
—David Chiu, People.com, 21 May 2025
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
The suspect conducted a hostile takeover of a 2011 White Ford F550 utility bucket truck on the corner of Spring and Temple streets at 5:40 a.m. while two deputies were in the vehicle, according to a department bulletin.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
In an endangered missing alert bulletin from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Aragon is described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing 145 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes.
—David Chiu, People.com, 21 May 2025
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 9 Jun. 2025.
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