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Recent Examples of jennet
Because donkeys breed slowly—a jennet typically produces a foal only every other year—the drain is rapidly depleting Africa’s herd.
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2024
Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jennet
Noun
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Here are the most common turkey sounds that gobblers, hens, jakes, and jennies make.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
2 May 2024
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Loughlin, who has posted consistent results all summer racing a 10-year-old jenny named Mary Margaret, was fortunate to have Hal Walter, a seven-time pack burro racing world champion, take her under his wing and share plenty of the tricks of the trade through the years.—
Brian Metzler,
Outside Online,
16 Aug. 2022
Noun
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Brighty was a real donkey who helped some of the Grand Canyon North Rim's first settlers establish camp by carrying water through rugged terrain, said Crockett, an author and Grand Canyon historian.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
27 July 2025
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Four years later, also in Harper’s Weekly, Nast drew a donkey clothed in lion’s skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
Noun
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While Section 4 requires the BLM to remove wild, free-roaming horses and burros that stray onto private land at the landowner’s request.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2025
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Route 66: The Arizona Sidewinder, wild burros and a living statue There is a roughly 8-mile section of Route 66 at the western edge of this state that is considered to be one of the most scenic and white-knuckled drives this country has to offer.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Gabelli had pushed in Delaware Chancery Court for more disclosure on the the transaction to asses if the $2.4 billion payout to Redstone is enriching the Paramount Global non-executive chair at the expense of other shareholders.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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Demi went on to have a breakout role in 1985's St. Elmo's Fire, kick ass in 1997's G.I. Jane and earn an Oscar nomination for 2024's The Substance.—
Katie Labovitz,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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“Jennet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jennet. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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