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Recent Examples of mule
From the Agency house, outgoing mail traveled by horse or mule to a hamlet about twenty-five miles north.
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Literary Hub, 23 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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Literary Hub, 23 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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The state agency said while chances of human-coyote interaction have markedly increased, their mere presence isn’t a cause for concern.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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In other parts of the country, coyote pupping season can last through mid-May.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 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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All four gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - describe Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey while a crowd met him, waving palm fronds.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
25 Mar. 2026
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Animal activists are offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of whoever is shooting donkeys with arrows in the Inland Empire.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Although some positions require employees to work in the office, others offer remote work and hybrid schedules.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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This demand contributed to the development of hybrid mattresses designed to improve airflow and support.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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The first was in June of last year, when a young burro was found grazing with an arrow in her side along Pigeon Pass Road in Moreno Valley, according to information DonkeyLand posted on Facebook.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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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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While the findings aren’t a condemnation of any one specific crossbreed, the study’s authors hope the new information will help dispel ongoing myths about designer dogs.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 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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This equal parts cocktail may knock you on your ass.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2026
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This was just a solid, Groundlings-ass character.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Mule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mule. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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