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Recent Examples of mule
Take, for example, the Phillippa stiletto mule featuring a baguette crystal bow on the vamp and a pearl strap across the foot.
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Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
In other words, the shoes covered more of her upper foot, similar to a mule.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Taylor took over coordinating the draft horse, mule and donkey shows after Dennis, now 82, walked out of the ring for the last time.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
As an example from the story, Walpole recalled how the three princes realized that a mule was blind in its right eye after observing that only the grass on the left side of the road had been eaten.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
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Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
In other words, the shoes covered more of her upper foot, similar to a mule.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Taylor took over coordinating the draft horse, mule and donkey shows after Dennis, now 82, walked out of the ring for the last time.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
As an example from the story, Walpole recalled how the three princes realized that a mule was blind in its right eye after observing that only the grass on the left side of the road had been eaten.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mule
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Some coyote experts in Indiana believe that if humans can learn to live alongside the creatures, both man and canine might be safer in the long run.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
17 Feb. 2026
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Talarico remarked that the nasty interloper would provide good color for my story, and then recalled the time that former Governor Rick Perry had encountered a coyote while running outside Austin—and shot it dead.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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No army in history seemed ever to have been more ragged and motley and mongrel and polyglot than the Continental, rich and poor, learned and illiterate, from boys to old men, skilled and unskilled, born all over the world, speaking dozens of languages, believing in different gods and in no god.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Reuters reported that the dog involved in the incident was a mongrel, or an unknown breed.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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Or what jobs a group of renegade donkeys may choose.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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There might have been a petting zoo and a donkey named Daffy wandering around the Hamptons, but there was also a giant elephant at the first big party in the old Summer House this year.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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It was developed at North Carolina State University as a rare hybrid of two native southern tree species, Franklinia and Gordonia.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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Seating up to eight passengers and powered by either a gas or hybrid engine, the Palisade looks like a luxury SUV.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Here are the most common turkey sounds that gobblers, hens, jakes, and jennies make.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
2 May 2024
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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
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Until this year Chablé’s programming largely focused on adults but anew farm space presents kid-friendly introductions to farming and gardening and includes a petting zoo with especially social pigs, goats, rabbits, and miniature horses and burros.—
John Newton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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Here, shabby homes enjoyed grand views, tired burros ambled along untethered, and island life trudged on, oblivious to tourism.—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Caiman Cody, a 13-year-old from Tolar, Texas, was awarded the grand championship title on Friday after spending the past year caring for the white European crossbreed steer.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, intentional crossbreeds—often marketed as designer dogs such as cockapoos, maltipoos, and doodles—have surged in popularity.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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Carolyn is not given to fawning or ass-kissing — only hours before meeting John, Carolyn advises her friend that the best way to get a guy’s attention is to ignore him.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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These are sensitive times, after all, even for big-ass-truck-loving fight-fans.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Mule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mule. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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