MULE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

mule

noun

Definition of mule

as in coyote

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Recent Examples of mule There are plenty of mules to covet this season, from Neous’s raffia mule, to Loewe’s Origami style, named so after the way the leather folds. — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 10 July 2026 Alpine referring to the electric A110 at Goodwood as a development mule suggests that the vehicle remains a work in progress. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 July 2026 The hybrid shoes—part mule, part sneaker—are ridiculously easy and so comfortable. — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 5 July 2026 Visitors can expect to see everything from lupine and mule's ear at lower elevations to Colorado's state flower, the columbine, higher in the mountains. — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mule

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Noun

Typical is a homeowner’s video from the other day of a coyote loping down a driveway in DeKalb’s Glendale Courts area.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
The department urged residents to secure access points to crawlspaces and to remove anything that would attract the coyote from the outside of their homes.

— Alys Martinez, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of coyote

Noun

The story turns Hishem, on a customs officer on the Algerian-Tunisian border, who encounters Tesla, a donkey lost in the desert with headphones over his ears, with a bag of cocaine on his back.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Eidelman said her son eventually moved on to mare's milk and donkey milk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of donkey

Noun

In between are a bunch of mongrel appliances that leave both humans and technology worse for wear, like a computer, in a 2024 photo by Sara Deraedt, that seems to be giving birth to a wet child.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Reuters reported that the dog involved in the incident was a mongrel, or an unknown breed.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 July 2025

Definition of mongrel

Noun

Rising gas prices are leading many drivers to consider more fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Beyond Culture is also currently developing a namesake series — a reality-documentary hybrid that takes artists and cultural figures beyond persona and into radical self-exploration.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of hybrid

Noun

For more than five decades, the Department has been charged with protecting and humanely managing wild horses and burros on public lands.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Some common options for hanging pots include succulents like burro's tail or string of pearls, trailing lantana, and trailing verbena.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026

Definition of burro

Noun

Labradoodles are a crossbreed between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle.

— Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
While the findings aren’t a condemnation of any one specific crossbreed, the study’s authors hope the new information will help dispel ongoing myths about designer dogs.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of crossbreed

Noun

Chudzinski is highly physical, gets to the net to create offense and can be a pain in the ass to play against.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
After being stabbed in the ass by Northmen Roddy the Ruin (Tommy Flanagan), Ulf’s (Tom Bennett) dragon suddenly roars in from above and takes them both out in a giant ball of fire.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

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