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equids

noun

plural of equid

as in racehorses

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The race present a test of Martinez’s popularity as mounts a bid for another term in a campaign that has been overshadowed by an ongoing dispute with the district attorney’s office.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
The reel mounts to the wall with a two-point bracket (included) and smoothly swivels 180 degrees.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of mounts

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Her mum Tracey, who grew up in New Zealand, was interested in horses, but wasn’t a competitive rider.

— Gemma Redrup, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Rather than generating videos one still image at a time—Will Smith eating spaghetti is Eadweard Muybridge’s horse for the internet age—these newer programs can generate a short video clip all at once.

— Kara McGrath, Allure, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of horses

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The two old warhorses spent six years together at Madrid and won four Champions League titles.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
Perhaps most notably, the annual opera program will divert from the Pacific Symphony’s traditional Verdi and Puccini Italian operatic warhorses.

— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 27 May 2026

Definition of warhorses

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The $400,000 Hirsch has drawn nominations from 13 fillies and mares, with the 1 1/16-mile winner also earning an automatic spot in the field for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
Insulin can come from pig pancreases, estrogen from the urine of pregnant mares.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of mares

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Down at the bottom of the hill, Butch was sitting in the grass among a dozen or more stallions.

— Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
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

Definition of stallions

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This hamlet is Liguria reduced to its essence, with a coastline flanked by the requisite colored stone fishermen’s houses, and tranquil bays—Prelo, Trelo, and Pomaro--rimmed by sand and pebble beaches.

— Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Completing the estate is an attached three-car garage, with one of the bays equipped with a custom security station.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026

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