bronco

noun

Definition of bronconext
as in mustang

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Recent Examples of bronco Their first rodeo There was barrel racing, bronco bucking, bull riding, world class horsemanship and calf roping. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 22 June 2026 One of the elephants, 51-year old Swarna, began running around her enclosure in a circle, like a bucking bronco. — Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 Games included team members trying to stay on a bucking bronco while having footballs fired at them and team members trying to be the first to grab a stationary football from a standing position. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025 Get some great photos at the Buckaroo Motel, whose sign depicts a bucking bronco, and the Blue Swallow Motel, a colorful inn offering tours and a gift shop. — Matt Kirouac, AFAR Media, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for bronco
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bronco
  1. mustang
  2. pony
  3. mare
  4. colt
  5. stallion
Noun
  • What would the American West be without untamed mustangs roaming the plains?
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Ocracoke is home to a herd of Wild Banker Horses that are the descendants of Spanish mustangs that ended up on the island after a shipwreck several hundred years ago.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of mustang
Noun
  • Her hair was pulled into a sleek high pony that cascaded down her back.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • On July 3, families can attend the Cub Foods Family Fun Night, complete with inflatables, pony rides, magic and much more.
    — Cole Premo, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of pony
Noun
  • Insulin can come from pig pancreases, estrogen from the urine of pregnant mares.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • But those first few crops of kids exceeded expectations in their 2-year-old seasons, and so owners started bringing him higher-class mares.
    — Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of mare
Noun
  • With the win, the colt lofted his trainer Cherie DeVaux to yet a more exalted rung on racing history’s ladder.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 June 2026
  • The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country and a couple of chances to make horse racing history.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Definition of colt
Noun
  • Mares use this land as a nursery, stallions retreat there to recover from injuries caused by fighting, and old horses go deep into the marsh to lay themselves to rest.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
  • In the world of thoroughbred racing, stallions reign supreme, as owners and leading farms try to create champion sire lines that can sustain a breeding enterprise for decades.
    — Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of stallion

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“Bronco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bronco. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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