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an adult female horse
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Recent Examples of mare
Eastman’s report said the mare died during his initial physical exam.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The 6-year-old mare, ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, wins the $200,000 Vanity Handicap by a half-length over St Trinians at Hollywood Park.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
In wings and beak and crest, Formed like his sire, as in the feet before;
But like the mare, his dam, in all the rest.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
But the mare didn’t return for her foal, the group said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The 6-year-old mare, ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, wins the $200,000 Vanity Handicap by a half-length over St Trinians at Hollywood Park.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
In wings and beak and crest, Formed like his sire, as in the feet before;
But like the mare, his dam, in all the rest.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
But the mare didn’t return for her foal, the group said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mare
Noun
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Horses — selectively bred by humans over millennia — lack this response and will just keep pumping out foals.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
31 July 2025
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In the early 1950s, a foal born in Kentucky was declared lifeless after a traumatic birth.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Its speed, curves, and pizzazz, without being tacky, were so different from anything else on the water that the first hull was sold outside Italy, reportedly to a former New York governor who kept the Italian stallion incognito, outside the view of tax-payers.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
23 July 2025
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Two weeks before the stallion photo shoot, Hamilton is striking golf balls into a simulator at an indoor club on the banks of the Thames.—
Sean Gregory / London and Maranello,
TIME,
27 Feb. 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 race has drawn 10 entries paced by Iron Man Cal, a Joyful Dreams colt that finished second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar last Nov. 1.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 July 2025
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Full of confidence and eager to prove the worth of his colt, the veteran conditioner brilliantly prepared Forever Young for another run on American soil in the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Opening weekend continues Saturday with two stakes — the $200,000 Grade II San Clemente Handicap for 3-year-old fillies at a mile on the Jimmy Durante turf course and the $100,000 Wickerr, a one-mile turf test for older horses.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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In 1988 his filly Winning Colors became only the third filly to win the Kentucky Derby.—
Neil Milbert,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Ford managed to stay on the steed for just a few seconds, before he was flung off the horse and landed on his back in the dirt.—
Jon-Michael Banks,
Kansas City Star,
31 July 2025
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Beach wagons, those mighty steeds on wheels, are the perfect solution.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
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“Mare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mare. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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