mule

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Recent Examples of mule Universal Thread Betsy Clog Mule Flats A clog mule has become wardrobe essential for fall, and Target’s version is currently in stock in a light brown leopard print and a neutral taupe shade. Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 These shoes are a cross between a mule and a heel, and when styled with a pair of long pants, look like a bootie. Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025 Scroll on for more favorite Vionic shoe deals, from versatile booties to a snazzy pair of mules. Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025 That’s largely because there are multiple ways that victims realize they’ve been used as a blind mule. Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mule
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mule
Noun
  • In the middle of the forest, the only sounds biologist Kimberly Rosvall could hear were the croaks of nocturnal frogs and the distant howl of a coyote.
    Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
  • An artist and photographer, Alolkoy is experienced with wildlife photography, documenting local birds, bobcats and coyote.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The embrace of mongrel style is a recognition of the fact that nothing is pure.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Reuters reported that the dog involved in the incident was a mongrel, or an unknown breed.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Just throw in some ogre and donkey ears, and you’re set.
    James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
  • My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The shape has also been appearing on runways in more exaggerated forms — including chunky hybrids and platform styles that push past their school-girl origins.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Then the Stokes Sneaker, which looks like a hybrid of a classic work shoe and sneaker, is perfect for you, especially while on sale for $119 off.
    Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 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
  • Other menu options include quesabirria, vampiros and burros.
    Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Researchers have seen that wild horses and burros will hog water tanks, streams, and other water sources — often to the detriment of native critters like deer and antelope, which are easily bullied by a big stallion.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Martini, a 4-year-old crossbreed, was found wandering the streets of Romania near the Pawprints to Freedom Dog Rescue shelter on July 22, 2022.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • These puppies, believed to be a collie-working dog crossbreed, were left in the park, posing a threat to the local wildlife.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And then there’s getting medieval on your ass.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
  • True, that is a big ass piece of salad but even that doesn't mar your legendary beauty.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Mule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mule. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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