MULES Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

mules

noun

plural of mule

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Recent Examples of mules There are plenty of mules to covet this season, from Neous’s raffia mule, to Loewe’s Origami style, named so after the way the leather folds. — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 10 July 2026

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Noun

Typical is a homeowner’s video from the other day of a coyote loping down a driveway in DeKalb’s Glendale Courts area.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
The department urged residents to secure access points to crawlspaces and to remove anything that would attract the coyote from the outside of their homes.

— Alys Martinez, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of coyotes

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There is a rotation of animals also on display in the Livestock area on the opposite end of the fairgrounds, with llamas, pygmy goats, miniature donkeys, Friesian horses and more visiting as various competitions and exhibits are held.

— Heather McRea, Oc Register, 25 July 2026
Adults must crawl through doorways, buildings look like dollhouses and dwarf goats and donkeys hunker in the animal section.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

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Like every other automaker, Defender and JLR are navigating a commercial environment that seems to prefer all-electric vehicles, or hybrids, or internal combustion engine cars, depending on the month or even day.

— Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026
For more than a decade after, human-AI teams ruled the sport until AI alone blew past those hybrids by 2017.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of hybrids

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For more than five decades, the Department has been charged with protecting and humanely managing wild horses and burros on public lands.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Drive the 14-mile, impossibly scenic Needles Highway and 18-mile Wildlife Loop through grasslands and forest—but be prepared to brake for bison and burros!

— Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 May 2026

Definition of burros

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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
These crossbreeds may keep hope alive And while naturally conceived elkhorn and staghorn coral may soon be a thing of the past in Florida, reef restoration groups will keep breeding and replanting them.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025

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