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

The person denied feeding the coyote and allowed the officer to examine the property, which yielded no evidence for filing a violation.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
The department said the coyote was involved in an incident with a 16-month-old near the 3300 block of Glenhurst Avenue on Friday.

— Austin Turner, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of coyotes

Noun

The hee-haw of donkeys acts as the camp alarm, rousing us before sunrise each morning.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
These days, Bragg lives with Margaret nearby, in a red-cedar cabin on forty acres of pastureland grazed upon by two miniature donkeys.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of donkeys

Noun

Rather, the sales stalled because there weren’t enough EVs available to buy – and there were plenty of hybrids as an alternative.

— John Paul Helveston, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
That soon led him to the punk-reggae hybrids of SoCal acts Sublime, Pepper, and Long Beach Dub All-stars.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of hybrids

Noun

Five burros were killed and a driver was injured when a herd wandered onto the 215 Freeway in 2020.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of burros

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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