Thesaurus results for STEED

steed

noun

ˈstēd

as in horse

a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding the knight mounted his trusty steed

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Recent Examples of steed Horses brought the firefighting apparatus and a big steed, aptly named Goliath, sensed the danger and ran out of the way, not before being injured. —

Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026 That left only Louverture’s charging steed — representing Haiti’s founding moment — against a lush tropical backdrop and azure sky. —

Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026 Warhorses charge, lances down, crashing through the tilts as lances break on shields and men topple from their steeds. —

Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 But Thornton has just led me out the backdoor and uphill into an outdoor oasis big enough for a couple of steeds to still be hiding in the foliage. —

Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for steed

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horse

Noun

Outside is the barn and stables—where dozens of horses trot in and out of the stables alongside their three goat friends (Dolly, with the pink collar, was my personal favorite).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
So on market days, local Colored laborers would follow in the tradition of the formerly enslaved, riding donkeys, horses, or rowing boats to other parishes where food was in greater supply and available for sale.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026