mares

plural of mare

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mares 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 But the path to the winner’s circle might be a bit more difficult for the 5-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo in the 1 1/8-mile turf test for older fillies and mares. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mares
Noun
  • Kelly Groenestijn - International Pet Photography Awards 2025 The encounter of two stallions early in the morning on a foggy January day this year gives the image a magical touch.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024.
    Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The Del Mar Futurity, at 7 furlongs, also revolves around Baffert, whose colts have won the past four runnings and 18 of the past 29, dominance that began with Silver Charm winning the Futurity in a mild upset to jumpstart his journey to victory in the 1997 Kentucky Derby.
    Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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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“Mares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mares. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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