as in foal
an adult female horse
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Recent Examples of mare
And Lilly is the kindest mare ever.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
That mare has paid her way many times, packing elk quarters out to the nearest jeep road.
—Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
Each of the mare visible today were created billions of years ago, when lava flows filled the network of lunar craters carved out by powerful asteroid strikes.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Created through the union of a mare and a griffin, the hippogriff is part horse, part eagle, and, Ariosto announces, capable of flying to the moon.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
That mare has paid her way many times, packing elk quarters out to the nearest jeep road.
—Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
Each of the mare visible today were created billions of years ago, when lava flows filled the network of lunar craters carved out by powerful asteroid strikes.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Created through the union of a mare and a griffin, the hippogriff is part horse, part eagle, and, Ariosto announces, capable of flying to the moon.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mare
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From that call, Langdale purchased a yearling foal and, unexpectedly, a senior Andalusian stallion trained in the airs above the ground.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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In some cases, weight gain or subtle behavior changes may be the only hints before the foal arrives.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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From that call, Langdale purchased a yearling foal and, unexpectedly, a senior Andalusian stallion trained in the airs above the ground.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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San Francisco’s stallion is the current RB1 of ones in PPR formats, shouldering a tireless 80.8 percent of the team’s opportunity share (25 touches per game).—
Brad Evans,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Crossing the finish line at odds of 18-1, this seven-year-old gelding shook up the world in more ways than one.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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However, the 7-year-old gelding has won the track’s top summer grass race for older horses – the Grade II Del Mar Handicap – three straight years.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 July 2025
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The 4-year-old colt nearly veered into a temporary rail that leads horses out of the 1¼-mile chute at the head of the stretch.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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The colt doesn’t know the racetrack he was bred for – the pride of Ruidoso – lies in ruins for the second year running, gutted by floodwaters that turned familiar dirt into a sucking bog of mud.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The $80,000 Swingtime Stakes matches a large field of fillies and mares seeking their first stakes win in 2025.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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And coupled with Bottle of Rouge’s upset victory Saturday in the Del Mar Debutante – Baffert’s 12th win in the fillies’ 2-year-old championship race – Baffert has now swept the juvenile titles two straight years and eight times since 1996.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Samaritan’s Purse also has 11 major construction projects in Israel, including two ambulance response stations, nine community centers with bomb shelters, and an equine therapy center for youth.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
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Despite his initial skepticism, Wes is desperate to return to the ice and decides to give equine therapy a shot.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The steeds that started out gray but got painted hot pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Oct. 2025
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In Galaxy 2, Mario can hop on his trusty dinosaur steed and leverage Yoshi's unique abilities while traversing the inventive planetoid stages.—
Jeffrey L. Wilson,
PC Magazine,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Mare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mare. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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