pony

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Recent Examples of pony Her hair was pulled into a sleek high pony that cascaded down her back. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 On July 3, families can attend the Cub Foods Family Fun Night, complete with inflatables, pony rides, magic and much more. Cole Premo, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Misty of Chincoteague This 1947 Newbery Honor book introduced the island of Chincoteague and its annual pony swim to readers both young and old all over the world. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 June 2026 Here, a pony ant – most commonly known as a green-head ant (Rhytidoponera metallica), native to Australia, is experiencing the worst day of its life. New Atlas, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pony
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Noun
  • The other stakes on the card are a pair of ungraded, $100,000 turf tests for older fillies and mares — the 1-mile Osunitas Stakes (third race) and the five-furlong Daisycutter Stakes (ninth race).
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • Their Italian fare is inspired by the seafood Nantucket is known for, so look forward to the frutti del mare served alongside fine Italian wines.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Down at the bottom of the hill, Butch was sitting in the grass among a dozen or more stallions.
    Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
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
Noun
  • This prancing herd of wild mustangs can be spotted from the river, on a kayak or inner tube.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • My mustang was rescued a night before slaughter through Skydog Sanctuary.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
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
Noun
  • For every race that has colts contending for greatness and notoriety, there is a sister race for those wonderful three-year-old fillies.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Six days after winning his first race in nearly a year, the multiple Grade 1-stakes-winning colt Journalism has been retired.
    Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
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
Noun
  • In the $200,000 San Clemente Handicap 35-1 longshot Somerset West (Armando Ayuso) outran nine other 3-year-old fillies, including three formidable challengers who shipped in from the east.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • This day in sports history 1946 — Two-year-old fillies Chakoora and Uleta become the first thoroughbreds to complete a transcontinental flight.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

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“Pony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pony. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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