as in foal
an adult female horse
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Recent Examples of mare
But the next night, the mare seized and died, Hillman said in an update.
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Brooke Baitinger, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
Photos show the exhausted mare nearly buried in the mud as rescuers tried to fasten the rope around her.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The beautiful horses are the main attraction at the Breeders’ Cup, from the future stars on Friday as juveniles, to the fantastic fillies, magnificent mares and classic colts that produce a lifetime of enjoyment for their connections and fans.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
There’s no better example of that than in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic, featuring the unbeaten mare Zenyatta.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
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Brooke Baitinger, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
Photos show the exhausted mare nearly buried in the mud as rescuers tried to fasten the rope around her.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The beautiful horses are the main attraction at the Breeders’ Cup, from the future stars on Friday as juveniles, to the fantastic fillies, magnificent mares and classic colts that produce a lifetime of enjoyment for their connections and fans.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
There’s no better example of that than in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic, featuring the unbeaten mare Zenyatta.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mare
Noun
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The species is endangered, making every foal crucial in securing the species’ future.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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That doesn’t have to mean letting go of profit as a success indicator but making space for a new generation of foals who can balance profit and purpose for more meaningful work, shaping a more equitable world.—
Wietse Van Ransbeeck,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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For whatever reason, all are female—even famous stallions are reborn as cute anime girls.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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The mare has a bird-like trill in her; the stallion is a little bit more lion and bear.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The relief was because the gelding’s distinction was a paddle foot.—
Louise Erdrich,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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His team consisted of the best possible combination—a mare and her foal, now a four-year-old gelding.—
Louise Erdrich,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Under the masterful conditioning care of Brendan Walsh, this powerful striding colt came within a neck of shocking the world at odds of 15-1 in the second leg of the Triple Crown series.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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While Sovereignty skipped the Triple Crown's middle jewel, the bay colt wasn't completely out of the news.—
Alex Sundby
June 6,
CBS News,
6 June 2025
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That was Nellie Morse in 1924, one of just six fillies to capture the Triple Crown’s second jewel.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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His fillies, not his colts, have been the stars of the prolific barn’s sophomore class.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
7 June 2025
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The tragedy, plus relocating from California to Nashville's suburbs, has made that metaphorical steed gallop headlong, but controlled, into the darkness.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The celebrated trainer of on-screen horses didn’t mistreat his steeds.—
Gary Baum,
People.com,
9 June 2025
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“Mare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mare. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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