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
Built in the 1800s, it was originally used as a horse trail to the summit of Mount Washington.
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Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
There’s an on-site organic farm, farm animals, horses, walking trails and many homes have edible landscaping.
—Chrissy Tracey, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Far from being a Trojan horse for big government, clean energy exemplifies free enterprise at its best.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
The film looks like a Western, but there’s only one horse.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
There’s an on-site organic farm, farm animals, horses, walking trails and many homes have edible landscaping.
—Chrissy Tracey, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Far from being a Trojan horse for big government, clean energy exemplifies free enterprise at its best.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
The film looks like a Western, but there’s only one horse.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horse
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Historian Terry Bouton has argued compellingly that most of the framers, landholding elites, deeply mistrusted the mass of American countrymen, and saw democracy as a wild, unruly stallion that needed to be tamed.—
Matthew Redmond
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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Its speed, curves, and pizzazz, without being tacky, were so different from anything else on the water that the first hull was sold outside Italy, reportedly to a former New York governor who kept the Italian stallion incognito, outside the view of tax-payers.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
23 July 2025
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In the Jim Dandy, the Into Mischief colt overcame a tricky trip, rallying wide to edge Baeza by a length in 1:49.52.—
Jared Welch,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The three-year-old bay colt stood up on its back legs, sending jockey Ryan Kavanagh flying off its back as the gates flew open.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The 4-year-old daughter of Smiling Tiger held off second-choice Sneaker (Kazushi Kimura) down the stretch of the one-mile turf race for older fillies and mares.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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Opening weekend continues Saturday with two stakes — the $200,000 Grade II San Clemente Handicap for 3-year-old fillies at a mile on the Jimmy Durante turf course and the $100,000 Wickerr, a one-mile turf test for older horses.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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Established in 2023, Resolute Racing is a Thoroughbred breeding and racing operation located in Midway, Kentucky, dedicated to acquiring, developing, and racing the highest caliber of racehorses.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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The health and safety of racehorses has been a contentious subject for decades, drawing consistent protests at the Del Mar track, including on Saturday.—
Olivia Petty,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
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Ford managed to stay on the steed for just a few seconds, before he was flung off the horse and landed on his back in the dirt.—
Jon-Michael Banks,
Kansas City Star,
31 July 2025
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Beach wagons, those mighty steeds on wheels, are the perfect solution.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
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“Horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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