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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pack animal
Noun
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Some smart ass remark like that.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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When Fergus gave him a reason to live during that bleak ass cave phase.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Grab a coffee and visit ponies, donkeys, sheep, pigs, geese, goats, and chickens, or head to the garden to wander around the apple, pear, and plum trees in the orchard.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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Across the river in Mexico, men hawk rides in their dusty pick-ups, on horseback or by donkey, to take tourists three-quarters of a mile up a dirt road.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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Riverside County Department of Animal Services officials are seeking help from the public in locating a pair of dogs that were recently involved in an attack on a wild burro, part of a series of attacks on the creatures dating back to late 2025.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Washed up, tabloid fodder, and marinating in existential malaise, Russ begins the series as a finely observed jackass who drives a Cybertruck, dabbles in crypto, and flashes a diamond earring at the club.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Pack animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pack%20animal. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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