COLTS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

colts

noun

plural of colt

as in novices

a person who is just starting out in a field of activity a colt who looked to the team's more experienced players for advice

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Recent Examples of colts Laurel Park The 2026 Preakness run at Laurel Park is now in the books and Winner Napoleon Solo has placed himself in the conversation as one of the top three-year-old colts in the country. —

Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 17 May 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 While O’Neill never could have expected to be here with his Cal-bred, Baffert will start two of the myriad expensive colts his clients buy each year. —

Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 And, to this day, they are meticulously trained from colts to perform spectacular feats of dressage, including some who can lift their front legs and seem to prance off the ground. —

Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026 The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024. —

Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025 Two more prized 2-year-old colts from the Baffert stable ran 1-2 Saturday in a maiden race. —

Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025

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To make the process even easier for novices, the M2 leverages AI to detect the type of materials inserted and automatically adjust the settings for cutting, engraving, or just scoring to make thinner materials easier to flex and fold.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 27 May 2026
In 2025, multiple AI developers imposed additional safeguards after internal testing revealed models could meaningfully aid novices in biological weapons development.

— Jordan Henry, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026