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Recent Examples of foal
For the second year in a row, the ad features a Clydesdale foal from the company’s Warm Springs Ranch facility in central Missouri.
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Gary T. Mills, Florida Times-Union, 26 Jan. 2026
In the ad, marking the 48th Super Bowl commercial appearance by Budweiser Clydesdales, a down-on-its-luck eaglet befriends a Clydesdale foal.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
After familiarizing myself with the fleet of horses—including a month-old foal—a small group saddled up for a breathtaking excursion through the scenic mountains.
—Mary Honkus, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2026
From that call, Langdale purchased a yearling foal and, unexpectedly, a senior Andalusian stallion trained in the airs above the ground.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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Gary T. Mills, Florida Times-Union, 26 Jan. 2026
In the ad, marking the 48th Super Bowl commercial appearance by Budweiser Clydesdales, a down-on-its-luck eaglet befriends a Clydesdale foal.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
After familiarizing myself with the fleet of horses—including a month-old foal—a small group saddled up for a breathtaking excursion through the scenic mountains.
—Mary Honkus, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2026
From that call, Langdale purchased a yearling foal and, unexpectedly, a senior Andalusian stallion trained in the airs above the ground.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foal
Noun
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Grafting — the process of introducing a mare to a foal that isn’t her own — can be unpredictable and doesn’t always succeed.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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At Never Dull Farm in Alberta, one mare lost her foal just as another newborn colt lost his mother.—
Ryan Brennan
April 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The stranger had a local colt that had lost his mom to birth complications.—
Ryan Brennan
April 23,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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Nearby, a newborn colt had lost his mother to complications during birth.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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No curtains blowing in the wind and white stallions.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
4 May 2026
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Mark Toothaker, a stallion sales manager for Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, was on the couch cracking up with his wife, Malory, about the whiffed field goal and consequential turnover.—
Kelly O'Grady,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Great White’s trainer, John Ennis, confirmed to The Associated Press that the big gray gelding and jockey Alex Achard were fine.—
Stephen Whyno,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Great White’s trainer, John Ennis, confirmed to the Associated Press that the big gray gelding and jockey Alex Achard were fine.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Always a Runner won the 152nd edition of the Kentucky Oaks on Friday night, the first time the race for top 3-year-old fillies has been run under the lights in prime time at Churchill Downs.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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The day before the Kentucky Derby each year is known as Ladies’ Day, with several stakes races for fillies and mares, highlighted by the Kentucky Oaks.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The authors’ primary evidence of harm is from the 2002 WHI study, which studied conjugated equine estrogen and synthetic progestin in women averaging 63 years old, more than a decade past menopause.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
2 May 2026
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But according to master distiller Elizabeth McCall, who counts herself as a horse lover, Kentucky’s water is also crucial to its equine industry.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Foal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foal. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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