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also horse
as in stallions
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 horses
Also, there’s something vaguely familiar about seeing Nam atop a horse — was this video in any way inspired by his time pretending to be a cow during the show’s paintings challenge?
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
Stark started by riding horses and training goats.
—Alessandro Meregaglia, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
Other activities include a chance to pet, meet and take photos with therapy horses from Cleburne’s Wings of Hope Equitherapy.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026
At the heart of it is the Residence Fountain, a Baroque work by Italian sculptor Tommaso di Garone, featuring four horses and three dolphins.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
Vader tracked the restaurant’s closing auction in hopes of obtaining one of the famous gold horse statues guarding its entrance.
—Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Surrounded by farmland and wetlands, three generations of the Hunter family have grown crops and raised cattle, chickens and horses in this quiet corner of northwest Indiana.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The most popular one back then was Premarin, which came from a pregnant mare’s urine, so horse estrogens.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
Childhood attempts at songwriting (probably about horses, Inskeep said) evolved into more serious material as a teenager.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 2 Mar. 2026
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
Stark started by riding horses and training goats.
—Alessandro Meregaglia, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
Other activities include a chance to pet, meet and take photos with therapy horses from Cleburne’s Wings of Hope Equitherapy.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026
At the heart of it is the Residence Fountain, a Baroque work by Italian sculptor Tommaso di Garone, featuring four horses and three dolphins.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
Vader tracked the restaurant’s closing auction in hopes of obtaining one of the famous gold horse statues guarding its entrance.
—Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Surrounded by farmland and wetlands, three generations of the Hunter family have grown crops and raised cattle, chickens and horses in this quiet corner of northwest Indiana.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The most popular one back then was Premarin, which came from a pregnant mare’s urine, so horse estrogens.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
Childhood attempts at songwriting (probably about horses, Inskeep said) evolved into more serious material as a teenager.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horses
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Kelly Groenestijn - International Pet Photography Awards 2025 The encounter of two stallions early in the morning on a foggy January day this year gives the image a magical touch.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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And, to this day, they are meticulously trained from colts to perform spectacular feats of dressage, including some who can lift their front legs and seem to prance off the ground.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Thurby, a celebration of Kentucky’s heritage featuring live entertainment; and the Kentucky Oaks, a race for 3-year-old fillies (female horses).—
Chase Jordan
February 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Sunday finale Brown is seeking his seventh Matriarch win in nine years Sunday in the one-mile turf test for older fillies and mares.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
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Warhorses charge, lances down, crashing through the tilts as lances break on shields and men topple from their steeds.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The steeds that started out gray but got painted hot pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Horses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horses. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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