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.com, 2 Sep. 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, 30 Aug. 2025 Key pieces include the lace-up ZIRR mule, sheer DANUS sandal, and sculptural BERENICES EAST WEST handbag. Essence, 25 Aug. 2025 Thirty bucks for a dead-cow patty so tall a mule would have to stretch its lips to take a bite of the towering brioche bun. Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mule
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Noun
  • While the obvious draw to the film is campy, gory coyote action, the couple is effusive about each other’s ability to pull off heavier moments during the family’s arc.
    William Earl, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
  • In May of 2021, the ‘coyote’ brought Doe across the border.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 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
  • The Burrow Bowl is now The Burro Bowl, as both QB1s in this game have played like donkeys as of late.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The two rescue animals, who once faced an uncertain future, join Stewart's four other horses, along with a diverse array of pets, including cats, dogs, donkeys, chickens, geese, and a pony.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The price hike from gasoline to plug-in hybrid is $9,500 for base, $10,000 for PHEV.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • According to a research journal published this month by Ecology and Evolution, biologists at the University of Texas at Austin determined the bird was a hybrid after studying the animal first spotted by a homeowner in Bexar County, near San Antonio.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 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
  • Brighty the burro statue relocated Brighty, a cherished bronze statue of a famous burro, is relocated from the North Rim's Grand Canyon Lodge to the South Rim after surviving the Dragon Bravo Fire.
    DAILY BRIEFING, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 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
  • Terri brought a puppet who slaps him on behalf of all the sexy-ass 60-plus women.
    Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • So, like, the top of my ass, that skin part is numb.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Mule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mule. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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