Thesaurus results for PACK ANIMAL

pack animal

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Definition of pack animal

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Recent Examples of pack animal Steamships laden with mail sailed from the East Coast to Panama, where the mail was taken off the ships, transported in canoes or on pack animals, and handed to another steamship waiting on the Pacific side of the isthmus. — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 But the Russians aren’t merely experimenting with donkeys for the kinds of rough terrain that actually lends itself to pack animals. — David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 Social and athletic, huskies are pack animals that love being part of the family and require plenty of exercise. — Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 The Mountain Mule Packer Ranch, which specializes in terrain pack animal supply trains, sent loads of food and supplies yesterday by mules, which are able to traverse the difficult terrain. — NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pack animal

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After being a good boy for a few weeks—kissing a lot of ass, his wife was ready to forgive.

— Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 July 2026
Is that a new character in 'Little House on the Prairie,' but your ass in the White House?

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of ass

Noun

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
Officials said a mix of exotic animals, livestock and domestic pets were living on the property, including dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, geese, donkeys, goats and pigs.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of donkey

Noun

Some common options for hanging pots include succulents like burro's tail or string of pearls, trailing lantana, and trailing verbena.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 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 burro

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Still, the show never gets beyond Russ being a showboating jackass and Chad being the low-IQ projection of a showboating jackass.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Eminem In the first film, Joe Flaherty's character famously heckles Happy by repeatedly calling him a jackass right before he's set to putt.

— Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 25 July 2025

Definition of jackass

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