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Recent Examples of foal
From that call, Langdale purchased a yearling foal and, unexpectedly, a senior Andalusian stallion trained in the airs above the ground.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
In some cases, weight gain or subtle behavior changes may be the only hints before the foal arrives.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Ninety horses will be offered, including horses of racing age, breeding stock and mares carrying foals.
—Bill Center, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
Since fewer than 2,000 exist today, each foal is critical to the species’ survival.
—Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 30 June 2025
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
In some cases, weight gain or subtle behavior changes may be the only hints before the foal arrives.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Ninety horses will be offered, including horses of racing age, breeding stock and mares carrying foals.
—Bill Center, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
Since fewer than 2,000 exist today, each foal is critical to the species’ survival.
—Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foal
Noun
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Jean got up during the night to check on the mares that were ready to give birth.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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The equestrian side of the ranch includes a show barn with an upstairs apartment, an eight-stall mare motel, multiple turnout pens and an insulated indoor arena designed for year-round training and events.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2026
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The colt won the Florida Derby and headed off to Louisville as one of the likely favorites — if not the favorite — for the Kentucky Derby.—
Clark Spencer,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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The horse to watch this year for a potential Triple Crown victory is Ted Coffey, the colt from Aaron and Marie Jones.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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Assistant trainer Dennis O’Neill purchased the horse in 2015 at a price of $400,000 before stallion Uncle Mo became the nation’s leading first-crop sire.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Jan. 2026
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There’s no reason to abandon your star stallion just before the big race.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Cole, a Belgian gelding who’s about 12 years old, calmly stood tied to a rope in the barn on the Kuehls’ property as visitors walked up to him and rubbed above his nose.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Damazio, a claiming-level 7-year-old gelding, was injured and threw jockey Adrian Escobedo in the second race last Sunday.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Sunday finale Brown is seeking his seventh Matriarch win in nine years Sunday in the one-mile turf test for older fillies and mares.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
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The $80,000 Swingtime Stakes matches a large field of fillies and mares seeking their first stakes win in 2025.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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Martha currently has a total of 10 equine residents on her farm, including four other Friesians, a Fell pony, and five donkeys.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
20 Jan. 2026
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In a statement, the State Fair emphasized that the pause does not reflect a shift away from supporting the Texas equine industry.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Foal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foal. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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