mare

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noun (1)

ˈmer

Synonyms of mare next

: a female horse or other equine animal especially when fully mature or of breeding age

mare

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noun (2)

ma·re ˈmär-(ˌ)ā

plural maria ˈmär-ē-ə

also mares ˈmär-(ˌ)āz

: any of several mostly flat dark areas of considerable extent on the surface of the moon or Mars

mare

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noun (3)

obsolete

: an evil preternatural being causing nightmares

Example Sentences

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Noun

Penny, a 3-year-old sorrel mare with a white blaze, had been slobbering her feed and fighting her bit, signs of a likely toothache. —

Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023 The 6-year-old mare has won six-of-26 lifetime, including an ungraded stakes three back. —

John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2021 Rescue crews wrestled the muscular mare named Moonie out of the mud. —

Brooke Baitinger, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Nov. 2020 Penny, the young mare, not only sprang back from her xylazine shot but also quickly recovered from her dental surgery. —

Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023 Tang the mare ran the quarter in 34.3 seconds at 25 mph; the Mustang GT did it in 17.0 seconds at 89 mph. —

David Beard, Car and Driver, 18 Apr. 2023 The mare collapsed, was unresponsive and died within a few minutes. —

Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2022 Disney turns real boys into donkeys; Miyazaki morphs parents into pigs; the son of Jankovic’s white mare falls somewhere between a horse and a man. —

Jason Kehe, Wired, 18 Jan. 2021 Researchers now believe the mare was inspired by sleep paralysis. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2020 See More

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