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Recent Examples of horseback
Go horseback riding Another activity that brought out my adventurous side was horseback riding.
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Annabelle Canela, Parents, 7 Dec. 2025
Regulation possible moving forward While horseback riding companies and scientists may not agree on how harmful horse manure is, both sides see a possibility for compromise on regulation.
—Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Horseback riders share the trails with hikers at Brett Woods, a 185-acre conservation area.
—Lisa Prevost, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017
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Annabelle Canela, Parents, 7 Dec. 2025
Regulation possible moving forward While horseback riding companies and scientists may not agree on how harmful horse manure is, both sides see a possibility for compromise on regulation.
—Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Horseback riders share the trails with hikers at Brett Woods, a 185-acre conservation area.
—Lisa Prevost, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horseback
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But in a city like New York, where many apartments aren’t conducive to hosting on a big scale and an impromptu dinner is anything that gets scheduled less than two months in advance, cultivating Ramadan spirit takes a lot of effort.—
Sarah Khan,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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The responses turned Deschanel’s negative review into something of an impromptu audition for bakeries eager to win her over.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Everybody to Kenmure Street charts the events of the spontaneous community protest on Glasgow’s Kenmure Street, when hundreds united to stop the deportation of their neighbours.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Bottom Line A spontaneous spring break trip is more doable than many travelers assume.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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In most cases, the natural tendency to organize large teams into smaller groups wins out, and flat teams end up establishing makeshift hierarchies in the absence of formal ones.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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The government, meanwhile, is using Lebanon's largest sports stadium as a makeshift shelter, where Nazha, her husband and more than 800 other people have been sleeping in the semiopen corridors under the stands.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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At the edges of the channel, near the walls, Rout and Lim’s team saw rapid fluctuations of molecules — those were the wiggly nucleoporins.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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The proposal, which became public in February, was met with swift and decisive pushback from town officials and state lawmakers representing the town.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
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Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard credited preparation and training for the swift response to the attack.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The cheeky wink that Isabella gives Nelly, however, was a spur-of-the-moment idea that came to Fennell during filming.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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Kitty asked to join Min Ho on the tour very spur-of-the-moment.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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This season, the Jets are No. 22 in rush EPA defense, surrendering 4.24 yards per carry and 104.6 rush yards per game to running backs.—
Brad Evans,
New York Times,
13 Nov. 2025
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The Titans’ defense is 24th in rush EPA per play and 11th in rush success rate.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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And, playing a detective and his secretary attempting to ascertain the Bride’s whereabouts, Peter Sarsgaard and Penelope Cruz have just the right note of offhand oddness that suggests neither is taking the movie too seriously.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The film gathers small details — a slight here, an offhand accusation there, a minor humiliation there — that collectively become overwhelming.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Horseback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horseback. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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