as in stallion
a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding
the mounted police stable their horses in the city park
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Recent Examples of horse
Goats, horses, chickens, ducks, sheep, highland cows, and more.
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Bluesky Social, 5 June 2025
Deputies arrived to find seven live horses and one dead one, along with 11 goats and two sheep.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Grimm last year was paralyzed from the chest down after being thrown from a horse while playing polo.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 May 2025
Last year, Grimm was paralyzed from the chest down when he was thrown off a horse during a polo tournament.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
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Bluesky Social, 5 June 2025
Deputies arrived to find seven live horses and one dead one, along with 11 goats and two sheep.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Grimm last year was paralyzed from the chest down after being thrown from a horse while playing polo.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 May 2025
Last year, Grimm was paralyzed from the chest down when he was thrown off a horse during a polo tournament.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horse
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Lexington, a thoroughbred stallion of the 1850s, was the greatest racer ever.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
18 May 2025
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West Point’s founder and president, Terry Finley, does not promise profits, though there have been plenty — West Point invested in the undefeated colt Flightline, who is currently valued at $120 million as a stallion.—
Joe Drape,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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On Saturday, the brawny colt will be the only horse in the Class of 2025 who will have run in all three races.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The colt instead is preparing for the Belmont Stakes on June 7.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
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Junior Alvarado Morning line odds: 30-1 Three months ago, this filly was winless and running in maiden claimers, the lowest tier of racing.—
Teresa Genaro,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The horse race is for 3-year-old fillies on Friday, a prelude to the Preakness.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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Leland Stanford, a former governor of California and a railroad tycoon, funded Muybridge’s experiments in motion photography to gain new information about racehorses.—
Bob Blaisdell,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 May 2025
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But there's also race history, manifested in fandom by Secretariat, the almost mystical champion racehorse known as Big Red who ruled the tracks in the mid-1970s.—
Javier Zarracina,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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An Elum would be rad, which is a sort of alien steed that Abe rides around like a two-legged horse.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Super Mario World ties in to the tease at the end of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, too — the game was the first to feature Mario's trusty steed, a dinosaur named Yoshi, who hatches from an egg in the game.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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“Horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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