mules

plural of mule

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Noun
  • In the footage, the rescuers remove the coyote from a beam beneath the dock, safely capturing it in their arms before moving it to shore.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • Coyote sightings caught on video Video shows a coyote casually walking by a house on Tamboer Drive in North Haledon, which neighbors described as a regular occurrence.
    Christine Sloan, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Both Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll have run a massive Tennessee homestead and animal sanctuary, which has included Scottish Highland cows, full-sized and miniature horses, donkeys, pigs, goats, sheep, and chickens.
    Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026
  • So on market days, local Colored laborers would follow in the tradition of the formerly enslaved, riding donkeys, horses, or rowing boats to other parishes where food was in greater supply and available for sale.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Most of its competitors now have hybrid versions or are hybrids by default.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 June 2026
  • Nobody can reach you there, except perhaps the ones who already inhabit it and are hybrids of living and dead.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Before leaving the state, the one-time gold mining town of Oatman features a Wild West atmosphere, daily staged shootouts and beloved burros.
    Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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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“Mules.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mules. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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