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
Rent your steed from Red Raven and let those chunky-monkey tires carry you along the area's 50 miles of trails.
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Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Lauren Sánchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos rolled through Aspen this week on their trusty steed—sorry, private jet—to celebrate Sánchez Bezos’s 56th birthday.
—Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
Most of them depicted the youngest of Mark's kids with wife Rhea Durham capably clearing hurdles and guiding her steed through the course of an equestrian competition.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
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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Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Lauren Sánchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos rolled through Aspen this week on their trusty steed—sorry, private jet—to celebrate Sánchez Bezos’s 56th birthday.
—Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
Most of them depicted the youngest of Mark's kids with wife Rhea Durham capably clearing hurdles and guiding her steed through the course of an equestrian competition.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steed
horse
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The remains of the wagons were found among 950 metal objects, which also included vehicle parts and harness fittings for horses.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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And the stadium, at the site of the former Les Bois Park horse racing facility near the Boise River, is ready to go.—
Statesman staff report,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Steed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steed. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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