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
For a town that lives by horses and dies by the river, every drizzle is now a trigger.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Hop on a hayride, meet mules and miniature horses and shop for goods from craft vendors and food trucks.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
His owner, Alexandra Ramos, doesn’t need to say much to introduce the miniature horse to his first patient.
—Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Mackinac Island will be busy through the end of October when things slow down, most of the 600 horses pulling carriages are taken off the island to a farm in northern Michigan to chill out over the winter and most of the hotels and bed and breakfasts close up for the season.
—Carol Cain, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Hop on a hayride, meet mules and miniature horses and shop for goods from craft vendors and food trucks.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
His owner, Alexandra Ramos, doesn’t need to say much to introduce the miniature horse to his first patient.
—Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Mackinac Island will be busy through the end of October when things slow down, most of the 600 horses pulling carriages are taken off the island to a farm in northern Michigan to chill out over the winter and most of the hotels and bed and breakfasts close up for the season.
—Carol Cain, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horse
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Following last season’s reunion-spoiling revelations about his father (ex-CIA operative Frank Harkness) and his father’s past (raising children to be super-soldiers), the galloping young stallion (played by Jack Lowden) hasn’t been able to screw his head on straight.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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As Extinct Animals notes, one such attempt was quashed when a lone stallion killed itself after losing its temper and bashing its own head into a wall.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The colt doesn’t know the racetrack he was bred for – the pride of Ruidoso – lies in ruins for the second year running, gutted by floodwaters that turned familiar dirt into a sucking bog of mud.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Del Mar Futurity, at 7 furlongs, also revolves around Baffert, whose colts have won the past four runnings and 18 of the past 29, dominance that began with Silver Charm winning the Futurity in a mild upset to jumpstart his journey to victory in the 1997 Kentucky Derby.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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And coupled with Bottle of Rouge’s upset victory Saturday in the Del Mar Debutante – Baffert’s 12th win in the fillies’ 2-year-old championship race – Baffert has now swept the juvenile titles two straight years and eight times since 1996.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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The other is the John C. Mabee Stakes for fillies and mares on turf, which drew a competitive field Saturday.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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As of this past January, businesses can write off 100% of a racehorse purchase in the first year of ownership.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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The camel can travel incredibly far on minimal resources, survive under the harshest conditions, and, when needed, run surprisingly fast - in the long run even outpacing the finest racehorse.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Standing inside trailers in Miami’s gridlock traffic is a stressful experience for horses, according to Suarez, who runs an equine structural integration therapy and rehabilitation business called Equi-Trust.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Proceeds support the equine therapy programs.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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The giant steeds guarding the entrance are set to ride into the sunset this fall.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
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In Galaxy 2, Mario can hop on his trusty dinosaur steed and leverage Yoshi's unique abilities while traversing the inventive planetoid stages.—
Jeffrey L. Wilson,
PC Magazine,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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