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Recent Examples of burro
The same goes for ground covers like hens and chicks or trailing plants like burro's tail.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
The event is Thursday through Saturday (Feb. 19-21) at the Simpson Events Center near Monroe, and will include around 120 wild horses and 30 burros, federal officials said in a news release.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2026
Until this year Chablé’s programming largely focused on adults but anew farm space presents kid-friendly introductions to farming and gardening and includes a petting zoo with especially social pigs, goats, rabbits, and miniature horses and burros.
—John Newton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Here, shabby homes enjoyed grand views, tired burros ambled along untethered, and island life trudged on, oblivious to tourism.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
The event is Thursday through Saturday (Feb. 19-21) at the Simpson Events Center near Monroe, and will include around 120 wild horses and 30 burros, federal officials said in a news release.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2026
Until this year Chablé’s programming largely focused on adults but anew farm space presents kid-friendly introductions to farming and gardening and includes a petting zoo with especially social pigs, goats, rabbits, and miniature horses and burros.
—John Newton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Here, shabby homes enjoyed grand views, tired burros ambled along untethered, and island life trudged on, oblivious to tourism.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burro
Noun
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Grab a coffee and visit ponies, donkeys, sheep, pigs, geese, goats, and chickens, or head to the garden to wander around the apple, pear, and plum trees in the orchard.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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Across the river in Mexico, men hawk rides in their dusty pick-ups, on horseback or by donkey, to take tourists three-quarters of a mile up a dirt road.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For a shoe that lives somewhere between polished and relaxed, look for a mule with a low heel.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
9 Apr. 2026
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Rue’s adventures as a drug mule are both horrifying and blisteringly funny, walking a tightrope that Levinson has always navigated expertly.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Burro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burro. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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