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Recent Examples of burros
Before leaving the state, the one-time gold mining town of Oatman features a Wild West atmosphere, daily staged shootouts and beloved burros.
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Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Once a gold rush boomtown, Oatman was largely abandoned when the gold miners downed their pickaxes and skipped town—leaving behind a herd of long-eared burros.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Though beloved by many in the area, the burros have been targeted in other troubling incidents in recent years.
—Joy Benedict, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Keep an eye peeled for wild burros grazing.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 20 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
Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Once a gold rush boomtown, Oatman was largely abandoned when the gold miners downed their pickaxes and skipped town—leaving behind a herd of long-eared burros.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Though beloved by many in the area, the burros have been targeted in other troubling incidents in recent years.
—Joy Benedict, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Keep an eye peeled for wild burros grazing.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 20 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burros
donkeys
Noun
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In Allariz specifically, the Andrea Association used donkeys across nearly 2,500 acres within a biosphere reserve.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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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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“Burros.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burros. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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