foal

noun

Definition of foalnext
as in mare

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Recent Examples of foal The royal also got to see some breeding mares and foals up close, gently petting some horses and feeding one a carrot. — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026 Camy, having just lost her own foal, could potentially step in. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026 For a small breeding operation, losing a foal represents not just heartbreak, but months — sometimes years — of planning and investment. — Ryan Brennan april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 The ad follows a Clydesdale foal that forms a friendship with a young bird. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foal
  1. mare
  2. colt
  3. stallion
  4. gelding
  5. filly
  6. equine
Noun
  • 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
  • Their Italian fare is inspired by the seafood Nantucket is known for, so look forward to the frutti del mare served alongside fine Italian wines.
    — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of mare
Noun
  • The Derby’s question is quite often decided by whichever colt or filly has the racing focus and the strength not to succumb to his or her ambient freak-out.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Six days after winning his first race in nearly a year, the multiple Grade 1-stakes-winning colt Journalism has been retired.
    — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of colt
Noun
  • Ferrari further modified the emblem by turning the horse’s tail upward to symbolize luck and victory—a notable departure from the downward-pointing tail of Baracca’s prancing stallion.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of stallion
Noun
  • My husband Louis and I looked up and saw Dick, a 1,500-pound bay gelding, pause on the skyline and calmly survey the mad scramble of men and horses below him.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • Deniz, a 16-year-old gelding, died on June 9.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Definition of gelding
Noun
  • Later, three-year-old fillies take center stage in the Grade 3 Lake George Stakes on the inner turf course before the Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes headlines the card.
    — Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Thoroughbred filly Counting Stars delivered a stellar performance, winning the Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga in 2026.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of filly
Noun
  • This year’s Tevis Cup, the 70th annual event to take place in the Lake Tahoe area, included 102 rider-and-equine teams.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The victory brought a measure of redemption to the equine athlete as well, chalking up another win against his chief rival Commandant.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of equine

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