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racehorses

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plural of racehorse

as in ponies

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The two old warhorses spent six years together at Madrid and won four Champions League titles.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
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

Definition of warhorses

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The race present a test of Martinez’s popularity as mounts a bid for another term in a campaign that has been overshadowed by an ongoing dispute with the district attorney’s office.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
The reel mounts to the wall with a two-point bracket (included) and smoothly swivels 180 degrees.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of mounts

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The $400,000 Hirsch has drawn nominations from 13 fillies and mares, with the 1 1/16-mile winner also earning an automatic spot in the field for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
Insulin can come from pig pancreases, estrogen from the urine of pregnant mares.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of mares

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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
Mares use this land as a nursery, stallions retreat there to recover from injuries caused by fighting, and old horses go deep into the marsh to lay themselves to rest.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

Definition of stallions

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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
The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country and a couple of chances to make horse racing history.

— Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026

Definition of colts

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Reb Beach - Winger Of all the late 80s hair metal groups who got unfairly characterized as a bunch of no-talent hacks, Winger might be the most egregious victim.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Here, Lauren Houser, vice president of marketing at cleaning solutions company Zep in Atlanta, Georgia, highlights six common hacks that really aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.

— Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of hacks

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