variants
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
My dad described nearly dying several times, once as a child from getting kicked in the head and chest by a horse.
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Eythana Miller,
The Dial,
23 June 2026
The company creates a separate legal entity for each horse and offers ownership interests to investors through SEC-qualified offerings.
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Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
This was not something that was typical for this horse or really for any of our horses.
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Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Mammalian scopes are mostly around 10 but go up to 20 for horses and just above 30 for canids.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
As of June, exports of horses, pigs, ferrets and birds were halted from all US states to Mexico by the USDA.
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Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
The law was named after a horse that collapsed in Manhattan in 2022.
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Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
The plant was a Japanese yew, an ornamental that is toxic and deadly to horses, according to the report.
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Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
But what are the odds all three will be horses down the stretch?
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Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Eythana Miller,
The Dial,
23 June 2026
The company creates a separate legal entity for each horse and offers ownership interests to investors through SEC-qualified offerings.
—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
This was not something that was typical for this horse or really for any of our horses.
—
Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Mammalian scopes are mostly around 10 but go up to 20 for horses and just above 30 for canids.
—
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
As of June, exports of horses, pigs, ferrets and birds were halted from all US states to Mexico by the USDA.
—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
The law was named after a horse that collapsed in Manhattan in 2022.
—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
The plant was a Japanese yew, an ornamental that is toxic and deadly to horses, according to the report.
—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
But what are the odds all three will be horses down the stretch?
—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horses
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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.
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The stallions are known to engage in fierce battles in public spaces, including chasing, kicking and biting.
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Laurel Park The 2026 Preakness run at Laurel Park is now in the books and Winner Napoleon Solo has placed himself in the conversation as one of the top three-year-old colts in the country.
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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.
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Undomesticated equines could not stop it from happening.
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While filming the 2015 miniseries Texas Rising in Mexico, Fraser noticed a horse being picked on by other equines.
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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.
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The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses).
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Here, such extended sequences of cowboys steering their steeds and working their land feel rushed.
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Those 6 and older are allowed to ride their gentle steeds solo, and a short lesson is included.
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“Horses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horses. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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