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
Abella and her friend Darcie navigate challenges, such as being captured by a bee, the new responsibility of receiving a magic wand, and helping a horse with a toothache, with grace and curiosity.
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William Jones, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
One horse already has been withdrawn – Wild Desert from the Juvenile Turf.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Palestinians travel by horse cart Wednesday through the destruction in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Equestrians, meanwhile, are invited to consider riding horses in Ecuador’s Andes Mountains or to take a Creole trail ride through Louisiana.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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William Jones, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
One horse already has been withdrawn – Wild Desert from the Juvenile Turf.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Palestinians travel by horse cart Wednesday through the destruction in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Equestrians, meanwhile, are invited to consider riding horses in Ecuador’s Andes Mountains or to take a Creole trail ride through Louisiana.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horse
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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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Following last season’s reunion-spoiling revelations about his father (ex-CIA operative Frank Harkness) and his father’s past (raising children to be super-soldiers), the galloping young stallion (played by Jack Lowden) hasn’t been able to screw his head on straight.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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The colt doesn’t know the racetrack he was bred for – the pride of Ruidoso – lies in ruins for the second year running, gutted by floodwaters that turned familiar dirt into a sucking bog of mud.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Del Mar Futurity, at 7 furlongs, also revolves around Baffert, whose colts have won the past four runnings and 18 of the past 29, dominance that began with Silver Charm winning the Futurity in a mild upset to jumpstart his journey to victory in the 1997 Kentucky Derby.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 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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Volunteers even accompanied her to meetings at her son’s school, where Ángel, who is on the autism spectrum, now receives music, art and equine therapy.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Hotel guests can spend plenty of time with the hotel's horses and even try equine yoga.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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The giant steeds guarding the entrance are set to ride into the sunset this fall.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 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 26 Oct. 2025.
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