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
The family runs a small ranch and a playroom for children in Bale, some 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Rovinj, with llamas, pigs, horses, and sheep.
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ABC News, 16 June 2026
One day later, Bunnie shared a peaceful video of herself riding a horse in the countryside.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
The casino said around 350 horses are usually housed in the backstretch area.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Viewed through a commercial lens, this campaign looks less like a football anthem and more like a Trojan horse, using football’s biggest stage to introduce a distinctly Scottish brand to millions of consumers who may never have encountered it before.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
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ABC News, 16 June 2026
One day later, Bunnie shared a peaceful video of herself riding a horse in the countryside.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
The casino said around 350 horses are usually housed in the backstretch area.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Viewed through a commercial lens, this campaign looks less like a football anthem and more like a Trojan horse, using football’s biggest stage to introduce a distinctly Scottish brand to millions of consumers who may never have encountered it before.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horse
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According to experts, stallions are known to engage in fierce, sudden battles, which is one reason North Carolina law prohibits anyone from coming within 50 feet of the horses.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Tourists out for a walk found a dead stallion on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, and experts suspect he was unintentionally killed by another wild horse.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
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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
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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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The famous real-life 19th-century racehorse Lexington is at the center of this expansive novel that travels fluidly between antebellum South and modern-day Washington, DC.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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DeVaux and Ortiz cited Golden Tempo’s growth as a racehorse as decisive to his victory.—
Emily Ohman,
New York Times,
6 June 2026
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Both Ryder’s Law and Gennaro’s bill had been in the works well before Tuesday’s equine death.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Researchers studying equine obesity have found that education alone fails because awareness of a problem does not reliably alter behavior.—
Joshua Moen,
STAT,
8 June 2026
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Pros & Cons Since his Super Nintendo debut, Yoshi has made a name for himself as much more than Mario's tongue-flinging steed.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2026
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Here, such extended sequences of cowboys steering their steeds and working their land feel rushed.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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“Horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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