horseback

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Recent Examples of horseback Horseback riders share the trails with hikers at Brett Woods, a 185-acre conservation area. Lisa Prevost, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017 See All Example Sentences for horseback
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horseback
Adjective
  • After about a minute, the impromptu lesson concluded and the woman stood up.
    William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • When rain comes or your dog goes for an impromptu swim, a towel is a necessity.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • This eight-episode Netflix Arctic comedy is a must-watch about a young Inuk woman who wants to build a new future for herself and her daughter after a spontaneous split from her husband.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • What followed was a whirlwind of emergency vet visits, a spontaneous adoption and a shocking diagnosis that led to a major surgery.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Staying hydrated is crucial in hot weather, and adding a bit of salt to water can help prevent rapid fluid loss.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
  • As the Ukraine war progresses, the U.S. government is understanding the power of rapid prototyping and experimental focus to improve and innovate on physical AI capabilities.
    Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • For instance, researchers at the National Institutes of Health were critical in developing the mRNA vaccine technology that enabled the swift creation of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines that saved millions of lives at the height of the pandemic.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
  • But a Daniel Farke departure midway through the season and a swift return to the Championship by the end of it are also very much on the cards.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Some are great—like spur-of-the-moment trips to the beach and invites to a new friend’s backyard pool.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2025
  • Wayne met Trump in Florida ahead of the 2020 election and said the picture was taken spur-of-the-moment during a meeting about criminal justice reforms and other initiatives for the Black community.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel (341 yards, two TDs, 27-yard rush TD) and Ohio State’s Will Howard (326 yards, two TDs, rush TD) were both brilliant.
    Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Others were rush jobs.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • What started as an offhand comment at brunch quickly became a life-changing commitment.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • This kind of offhand remark contributes to a pattern in Republican circles where constitutional constraints are treated as flexible, potentially to gauge public reaction.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Adjective
  • The lead-up to Thursday fit the slapdash nature of Trump’s tariffs, which have been rolled out, walked back, delayed, increased, imposed by letter and renegotiated.
    Josh Boak, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2025
  • On a whim, Joe decides to oppose him, and recruits his fellow officers, Guy (Luke Grimes) and Michael (Micheal Ward), to help him with his admittedly slapdash campaign.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 May 2025

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“Horseback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horseback. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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