as in mare
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as in castrating
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
by the time of the fourth rewrite, the screenplay had pretty much been gelded of all originality
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Recent Examples of gelding
City News Service, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2025
Among its olive groves and stone courtyards lives a small herd of three beloved geldings: two young Appaloosas, Leo and Kana, and a wise Percheron named Asher.
—Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
Crossing the finish line at odds of 18-1, this seven-year-old gelding shook up the world in more ways than one.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
His team consisted of the best possible combination—a mare and her foal, now a four-year-old gelding.
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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Tame the Tiger, a 3-year-old gelding with three career races, was injured Saturday, according to the California Horse Racing Board.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2025
Among its olive groves and stone courtyards lives a small herd of three beloved geldings: two young Appaloosas, Leo and Kana, and a wise Percheron named Asher.
—Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
Crossing the finish line at odds of 18-1, this seven-year-old gelding shook up the world in more ways than one.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
His team consisted of the best possible combination—a mare and her foal, now a four-year-old gelding.
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gelding
Noun
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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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During this time, monitor horses for signs of disease and keep pregnant mares with foals at their side in small groups and away from new/returning horses.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tom Welling lives the good life on a horse farm in Northern California with his golden retriever Rosey and colt Apollo.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Defense attorney Leah Gillis countered that sequestering jurors would chill candid discussion and signal that open conversations about bias are not tolerated, undermining the goal of an impartial jury.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Saudi Arabia has publicly accused the United Arab Emirates – a fellow Gulf Arab state and former partner in the Yemen war – of undermining its national security, an unusually blunt charge that exposes a rift long kept behind closed doors.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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Among the latter is ravenous beaver Nibbles Maplestick (Fortune Feimster, hilarious), who turns out to be a key ally, and pompous new mayor Brian Winddancer (Patrick Warburton), a stallion who used to be an actor.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Jovanny Hernandez followed stories of immigration throughout the year, including Judge Hannah Dugan’s obstruction charges and Yessenia Ruano’s decision to return to El Salvador after exhausting options in Milwaukee.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
jsonline.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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Nancy went out to work in the fields and took a job in a school cafeteria, exhausting herself to hold on to the children.—
Alex Abramovich,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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Indoor poinsettias should be repotted out of poorly draining pots as soon as possible, while outdoor plants should only be transplanted outside when temperatures are above 50°F.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
7 Jan. 2026
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Add a base layer of well-draining potting mix to the bottom of the new pot, about a few inches deep.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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During the day, the foal and the calf are free to interact, something the duo has taken advantage of.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
2 Dec. 2025
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During this time, monitor horses for signs of disease and keep pregnant mares with foals at their side in small groups and away from new/returning horses.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Nov. 2025
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“Gelding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gelding. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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