as in stallion
a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding
the mounted police stable their horses in the city park
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Recent Examples of horse
Complete with a horse-riding center, mango trees (help yourself), and a smattering of restaurants, the impressive urban park can easily keep you busy all day.
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Greyson Ferguson, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Since the mid-1990s, Springsteen’s primary residence has been a sprawling horse ranch in Colts Neck, New Jersey, not far from his hometown of Freehold.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
Set on almost two acres beside a working horse farm, the property feels like a private resort hidden in plain sight.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
Also that year, the groups worked together to clone the first of two Przewalski’s horses for the San Diego Zoo Safari Park using DNA cryopreserved 42 years ago.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Greyson Ferguson, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Since the mid-1990s, Springsteen’s primary residence has been a sprawling horse ranch in Colts Neck, New Jersey, not far from his hometown of Freehold.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
Set on almost two acres beside a working horse farm, the property feels like a private resort hidden in plain sight.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
Also that year, the groups worked together to clone the first of two Przewalski’s horses for the San Diego Zoo Safari Park using DNA cryopreserved 42 years ago.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horse
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From that call, Langdale purchased a yearling foal and, unexpectedly, a senior Andalusian stallion trained in the airs above the ground.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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San Francisco’s stallion is the current RB1 of ones in PPR formats, shouldering a tireless 80.8 percent of the team’s opportunity share (25 touches per game).—
Brad Evans,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tom Welling lives the good life on a horse farm in Northern California with his golden retriever Rosey and colt Apollo.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The $80,000 Swingtime Stakes matches a large field of fillies and mares seeking their first stakes win in 2025.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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And coupled with Bottle of Rouge’s upset victory Saturday in the Del Mar Debutante – Baffert’s 12th win in the fillies’ 2-year-old championship race – Baffert has now swept the juvenile titles two straight years and eight times since 1996.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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James is built like a racehorse and his defensive ability is his calling card.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Oct. 2025
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The train that rings Vesuvius makes its rounds as racehorses train along the shore.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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But anxiety and confusion are growing among owners of equine businesses in southern Santa Clara County as officials re-examine the type of development and operations allowed in rural and agricultural zoning districts in unincorporated areas.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Samaritan’s Purse also has 11 major construction projects in Israel, including two ambulance response stations, nine community centers with bomb shelters, and an equine therapy center for youth.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
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The steeds that started out gray but got painted hot pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Oct. 2025
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In Galaxy 2, Mario can hop on his trusty dinosaur steed and leverage Yoshi's unique abilities while traversing the inventive planetoid stages.—
Jeffrey L. Wilson,
PC Magazine,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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