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Recent Examples of foal
Camy, having just lost her own foal, could potentially step in.
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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
In a lighter moment near the commercial’s end, two farmers – who had witnessed the foal and eaglet’s bonding and adventures over the years – take in the sight while enjoying a Budweiser.
—Gary T. Mills, Florida Times-Union, 26 Jan. 2026
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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
In a lighter moment near the commercial’s end, two farmers – who had witnessed the foal and eaglet’s bonding and adventures over the years – take in the sight while enjoying a Budweiser.
—Gary T. Mills, Florida Times-Union, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foal
Noun
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One that began with a pregnant mare shot and abandoned in a field, barely alive.—
Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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First, find all your ilmenite-rich regions (which are typically in lunar mare, the dark patches on the moon that signify frozen seas of ancient lava).—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Booted home a length and a quarter to the good by jockey Paco Lopez, this Chad Summers trained gray colt was no doubt the best on Maryland’s biggest day of racing.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country and a couple of chances to make horse racing history.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
Noun
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With $2 million on the line, a stallion-making race like this should draw plenty of interest.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Vogel has very carefully plotted United Touch’s 2026 campaign and Aachen marked just the third show of the year for the stallion.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
24 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,
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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This day in sports history 1946 — Two-year-old fillies Chakoora and Uleta become the first thoroughbreds to complete a transcontinental flight.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses).—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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Meyer's image reveals the dark equine silhouette of opaque dust for which the nebula is named, backlit by glowing hydrogen gas energized by the ultraviolet radiation of nearby stars.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 May 2026
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Its Prancing Horse logo (which, incidentally, stems from the same origins as Porsche’s own equine badge mascot) has been seen billions of times by billions of people.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
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“Foal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foal. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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