mustang

noun

Definition of mustangnext
as in bronco

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Recent Examples of mustang My chat with Gilberto led to my learning the backstory behind the front desk’s bas-relief mustang stampede. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026 Ocracoke is home to a herd of Wild Banker Horses that are the descendants of Spanish mustangs that ended up on the island after a shipwreck several hundred years ago. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026 Over the coming year, The Lost Horses will roll out a series of short-form films, digital and traditional PSAs, and live events, highlighting everything from wild mustangs and rescue horses to lesson ponies and Olympic athletes. — Brent Lang, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026 What would the American West be without untamed mustangs roaming the plains? — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mustang
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustang
  1. bronco
  2. pony
  3. mare
  4. stallion
  5. colt
  6. gelding
  7. foal
  8. filly
Noun
  • One of the elephants, 51-year old Swarna, began running around her enclosure in a circle, like a bucking bronco.
    — Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
  • Their first rodeo There was barrel racing, bronco bucking, bull riding, world class horsemanship and calf roping.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of bronco
Noun
  • There’ll still be animal exhibitions and a junior livestock auction, too, along with pony and camel rides and a petting zoo.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Hers is a story that begins with a pushchair, a pony, and a mother’s refusal to buy toys for her children.
    — Gemma Redrup, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of pony
Noun
  • Going the distance There is a second stakes Saturday, the 1 3/8-mile, $100,000 CTT and TOC Stakes for older fillies and mares.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In episode seven alone, Rhaenyra’s prisoner sees a gray mare and doors that open to her.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of mare
Noun
  • Overall, this lighter, more complex, more hardcore stallion looks the absolute business.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Ferrari further modified the emblem by turning the horse’s tail upward to symbolize luck and victory—a notable departure from the downward-pointing tail of Baracca’s prancing stallion.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
Definition of stallion
Noun
  • His son, Lloyd, nurtures Reddmare, and Lloyd’s son, Dwayne, rides Reddmare’s colt, O’Boy.
    — Deborah Johnson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Derby’s question is quite often decided by whichever colt or filly has the racing focus and the strength not to succumb to his or her ambient freak-out.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of colt
Noun
  • My husband Louis and I looked up and saw Dick, a 1,500-pound bay gelding, pause on the skyline and calmly survey the mad scramble of men and horses below him.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • Deniz, a 16-year-old gelding, died on June 9.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Definition of gelding
Noun
  • Into Mischief produced his first crop of foals for a relatively modest $12,500 stud fee.
    — Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • Three foals have appeared on North Carolina’s Shackleford Banks, a barrier island that has become an increasingly perilous home to a herd of beloved wild horses.
    — Mark Price June 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
Definition of foal
Noun
  • Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Alcibiades and Jessamine are also worth watching because both are for two-year-old fillies, meaning the field is making its first serious appearance on a big stage.
    — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of filly

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