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horses

noun

variants also horse
plural of 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 The timing of her return surely coincides with the circumstances surrounding her near death and the grim mysteries that have engulfed the slow horses. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 There’s also a tack room, where riding equipment is stored, along with spaces for feeding, washing, and drying horses. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026 At Lynette Ralph's horse ranch in Missouri, vacationers can spend the night in a small cabin, wake up to views of the horses and get a firsthand look at ranch life. — Olivianna Calmes, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Importantly, Trump’s decision on his AI point person is not final, and he is known to ultimately favor dark-horse candidates. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Adorable dog 'walks' horse many times his size A Golden Retriever puppy in Janesville is melting hearts after confidently attempting to walk a horse many times his size. — Kat Filardi, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 For decades, Camp Mystic was a summer staple and an institution for generations of families, who dropped off their girls at the sleepaway camp to ride horses, canoe, fish and attend Bible studies. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026 Like horses, people held as slaves were generally treated by property law as things, not persons. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Simon suggested that the grinning idiot and horse face were laughing prior to the reading of the names of the deceased at the 9/11 memorial service. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horses
  1. stallions
  2. equines
  3. colts
  4. fillies
  5. steeds
Noun
  • Down at the bottom of the hill, Butch was sitting in the grass among a dozen or more stallions.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Mares use this land as a nursery, stallions retreat there to recover from injuries caused by fighting, and old horses go deep into the marsh to lay themselves to rest.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
Definition of stallions
Noun
  • Undomesticated equines could not stop it from happening.
    — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 3 June 2026
  • While filming the 2015 miniseries Texas Rising in Mexico, Fraser noticed a horse being picked on by other equines.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of equines
Noun
  • For every race that has colts contending for greatness and notoriety, there is a sister race for those wonderful three-year-old fillies.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Definition of colts
Noun
  • Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Alcibiades and Jessamine are also worth watching because both are for two-year-old fillies, meaning the field is making its first serious appearance on a big stage.
    — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of fillies
Noun
  • From guiding the station steeds to standing watch while firefighters battled flames, Dalmatians became loyal partners in some of America’s earliest fire stations.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Here, such extended sequences of cowboys steering their steeds and working their land feel rushed.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Definition of steeds

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“Horses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horses. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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