mule

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Recent Examples of mule Pair it with drop pearl earrings and satin mules for a look that’s sleek, considered, and quietly powerful. Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 23 June 2025 This was no low-level mule who ferried drugs on his person, but a state attorney general who had facilitated cartel smuggling for years. Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025 The star accessorized with all-white accessories: mules, a clutch purse, sunglasses and earrings. Catherine Santino, People.com, 1 July 2025 There are jelly flats, jelly fisherman sandals, jelly Mary Janes, jelly mules, even jelly sneakers. Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for mule
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mule
Noun
  • On a recent evening visit, Miller was rattled by the call of coyotes.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
  • But with fewer than 30 wolves in Colorado-and tens of thousands of coyotes and over 17,000 black bears — that’s not a tie.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Reuters reported that the dog involved in the incident was a mongrel, or an unknown breed.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 July 2025
  • Infamously, Brazil suffered from the mongrel complex in the past and a new psychological barrier awaits at the 2026 World Cup when playing European teams.
    Samindra Kunti, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • In one scene captured on video, several bloodied children, including a girl in a pale pink princess dress, along with her twin brother, were piled onto a donkey cart to be taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital.
    Aurora Almendral, NBC news, 10 July 2025
  • The addition of a tiny toy donkey to that cocktail makes for a fun surprise.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, the rise of hybrids and electric vehicles (EVs) has added complexity to the automotive supply chain, accounting for a record 20% of US vehicle sales in 2024.
    Rajnish Nath, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • The Urus will reportedly remain a plug-in hybrid until 2035.
    Aarian Marshall, Wired News, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Here are the most common turkey sounds that gobblers, hens, jakes, and jennies make.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
  • Loughlin, who has posted consistent results all summer racing a 10-year-old jenny named Mary Margaret, was fortunate to have Hal Walter, a seven-time pack burro racing world champion, take her under his wing and share plenty of the tricks of the trade through the years.
    Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022
Noun
  • While Section 4 requires the BLM to remove wild, free-roaming horses and burros that stray onto private land at the landowner’s request.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Route 66: The Arizona Sidewinder, wild burros and a living statue There is a roughly 8-mile section of Route 66 at the western edge of this state that is considered to be one of the most scenic and white-knuckled drives this country has to offer.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Without using wheat, rye, barley, couscous, bulgur, and other crossbreeds of those grains, gluten-free pasta can be made from brown rice, white rice, corn, legumes, quinoa, edamame, lentils, or beans.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
  • The goldendoodle named Bruno is crossbreed of a golden retriever and a poodle, and is known to have unique fur—loose curls and sometimes shaggy.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Rather than cower in fear, the two prepare to join forces to kick another Fisherman’s ass.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2025
  • In a bad movie, Billie Jean would kick the father’s ass.
    Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 17 July 2025

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“Mule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mule. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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