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Recent Examples of mule
For a shoe that lives somewhere between polished and relaxed, look for a mule in a warm tone and a low heel.
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Alex Sales, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2026
Thirty-seven acres and a mule or two.
—John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
These premium leather slippers offer shoe-to-mule versatility, grippy traction and all-day comfort.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Bonus points go to the striking metallic color, an easy way to bring modern sophistication to a wear-everywhere mule.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
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Alex Sales, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2026
Thirty-seven acres and a mule or two.
—John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
These premium leather slippers offer shoe-to-mule versatility, grippy traction and all-day comfort.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Bonus points go to the striking metallic color, an easy way to bring modern sophistication to a wear-everywhere mule.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mule
Noun
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Use hazing techniques to chase a coyote out of your yard.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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Those are 17 species including fox, bobcat, beaver, raccoon and coyote.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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The existing horses, cattle, ponies and a donkey are available with the sale, according to Christies.—
David Caraccio
March 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Other entertainment included a live donkey, face painting and red envelopes provided by the Poway Library.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Sticker shock at gas stations is expected to spur more Americans to consider hybrid or electric vehicles, according to fellow Times staffers Caroline Petrow-Cohen and Blanca Begert.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Most of the money would simply end up subsidizing wealthier people who would have gladly paid $55,000 — or $80,000 — for an electric or hybrid vehicle anyway.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 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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Once a gold rush boomtown, Oatman was largely abandoned when the gold miners downed their pickaxes and skipped town—leaving behind a herd of long-eared burros.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The same goes for ground covers like hens and chicks or trailing plants like burro's tail.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 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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One of the latter is a giant man-eating, glitter-pissing cat-centaur crossbreed, but don’t even ask.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Feb. 2026
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This just proves why schemers are so much more entertaining than boring ass Joe.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Every Catholic clan needs one silly-ass Jew (Ed) to lighten the mood.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Mule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mule. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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