as in foal
an adult female horse
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Recent Examples of mare
Zedan is out of Flightline, the 2022 horse of the year, who retired undefeated after six starts, and the mare is from Into Mischief, the best stallion going these days.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
The royal also got to see some breeding mares and foals up close, gently petting some horses and feeding one a carrot.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Grafting — the process of introducing a mare to a foal that isn’t her own — can be unpredictable and doesn’t always succeed.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
Camy, a 2017 Thoroughbred mare, had already been through her share of setbacks.
—Ryan Brennan
april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
The royal also got to see some breeding mares and foals up close, gently petting some horses and feeding one a carrot.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Grafting — the process of introducing a mare to a foal that isn’t her own — can be unpredictable and doesn’t always succeed.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
Camy, a 2017 Thoroughbred mare, had already been through her share of setbacks.
—Ryan Brennan
april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mare
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Pletcher said a declining foal crop has led to fewer races, which means trainers have fewer opportunities to take the traditional step from maiden race to allowance race to stakes race.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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With the mare and foal doing well, the Chisholms’ next discovery was a wild mustang found starving itself.—
Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Among the latter is ravenous beaver Nibbles Maplestick (Fortune Feimster, hilarious), who turns out to be a key ally, and pompous new mayor Brian Winddancer (Patrick Warburton), a stallion who used to be an actor.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Nov. 2025
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Following last season’s reunion-spoiling revelations about his father (ex-CIA operative Frank Harkness) and his father’s past (raising children to be super-soldiers), the galloping young stallion (played by Jack Lowden) hasn’t been able to screw his head on straight.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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Great White’s trainer, John Ennis, confirmed to The Associated Press that the big gray gelding and jockey Alex Achard were fine.—
Stephen Whyno,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Cole, a Belgian gelding who’s about 12 years old, calmly stood tied to a rope in the barn on the Kuehls’ property as visitors walked up to him and rubbed above his nose.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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With the win, the colt lofted his trainer Cherie DeVaux to yet a more exalted rung on racing history’s ladder.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
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Rap musicians Lil Yachty and Lil Wayne, as well as Latin music star Rauw Alejandro, are part of Run Fast Racing, which recently purchased a share of the colt from Los Angeles owner-breeder Glenn Sorgenstein.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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California’s top 3-year-old filly, McCarthy’s Meaning, will race Friday in the Grade 1 Acorn, getting a rematch against Always a Runner, who beat her in the Kentucky Oaks.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Like the Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Oaks uses a points system to determine which 3-year-old fillies will be eligible to run.—
Teresa Genaro,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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This $180 million first phase of redevelopment will add a new 350,000-square-foot multi-purpose facility that will host livestock competitions, equine events, sports tournaments, trade shows and conventions.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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This nonprofit equine sanctuary provides elderly horses with room to roam.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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Pros & Cons Since his Super Nintendo debut, Yoshi has made a name for himself as much more than Mario's tongue-flinging steed.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2026
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Here, such extended sequences of cowboys steering their steeds and working their land feel rushed.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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“Mare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mare. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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