equines

plural of equine

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Recent Examples of equines Animal rights activists have argued in favor of banning the industry for more than two decades, calling the work dangerous and inherently abusive to the equines. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 Undomesticated equines could not stop it from happening. — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 3 June 2026 While filming the 2015 miniseries Texas Rising in Mexico, Fraser noticed a horse being picked on by other equines. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026 That means many rules of the road for cars also apply to equines. — Nick Sullivan april 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026 American farms employed 26,493,000 equines in 1915. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 Because of an outbreak of equine herpesvirus, a contagious equine virus that can cause neurological and respiratory diseases, the decision was made to not have any horses or other equines in the parade. — Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equines
horses
Noun
  • Brant’s other great passion is horse racing, and his formidable stable has included Sottsass, the 2020 winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Europe’s most prestigious race.
    — Lucas Oliver Mill, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Support for a ban grew this year after the death of Romanch Mahajan, an 18-year-old tourist from India who died while jumping after his mother when their carriage horse bolted on a sightseeing tour.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026

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“Equines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equines. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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