prancer

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Noun
  • In the East Village, the stylish Hunan Slurp is known for spicy stir fries and less common proteins, including frog, pig trotter, and century egg.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The race welcomed para-athletes, and trotters with strollers were also invited to take part.
    Dylan Olsen, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • While a plain old pony secured with a scrunchie will do the trick, there are plenty of more elevated alternatives to try.
    Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 25 May 2026
  • Paige DeSorbo rocks a high pony for the Gabrielle launch event at Zero Bond in New York City on May 15.
    People Staff, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • Perhaps most notably, the annual opera program will divert from the Pacific Symphony’s traditional Verdi and Puccini Italian operatic warhorses.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
  • But these warhorses have been rejuvenated in startling ways.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • The Jacksons, who created an endowment to assist with equine disease research at Pennsylvania, say that across the industry, racehorse aftercare practices have improved over the past 20 years.
    Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • As Black-Eyed Susan day got underway at Laurel Park on Friday, racehorse 'Hit Zero' died in his debut.
    Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • The results have left Starmer’s position hanging in the balance, as dozens of lawmakers call for his resignation and speculation mounts that some within his own ranks understood to be planning leadership coups.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 29 May 2026
  • The sensors require unobstructed fields of view, which can conflict with crew hatches, external stowage, and antenna mounts already present on legacy vehicles.
    Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Along with the thousands of cows, the property is home to 180 bulls, 7,500 yearlings, and 130 saddle horses.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The farm also had saddle horses, a team of Belgian draft horses that helped haul manure and feed, and plenty of chickens that supplied eggs for those big breakfasts every morning (followed by even larger dinners at noon and suppers in the evenings).
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Crundwell used the money to finance her quarter horse business and lavish lifestyle, according to the FBI.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Rancher Rick Plummer, whose family raises quarter horses, has sued over the city's annexation of land neighboring his property for the data center.
    Bracey Harris, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off) Parent or packhorse?
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 July 2024
  • In 1811 Charles’s 21-year-old father loaded a white stallion and a packhorse with baskets of Champagne and set off for Moscow, nearly 2,000 miles away.
    Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021
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“Prancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prancer. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.

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