as in mare
an adult male horse and especially one that is used for breeding
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Recent Examples of stallion
Following last season’s reunion-spoiling revelations about his father (ex-CIA operative Frank Harkness) and his father’s past (raising children to be super-soldiers), the galloping young stallion (played by Jack Lowden) hasn’t been able to screw his head on straight.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
As Extinct Animals notes, one such attempt was quashed when a lone stallion killed itself after losing its temper and bashing its own head into a wall.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Taming — but not eliminating — Maye’s wild stallion impulses will be a major part of McDaniels’ job this season.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Historian Terry Bouton has argued compellingly that most of the framers, landholding elites, deeply mistrusted the mass of American countrymen, and saw democracy as a wild, unruly stallion that needed to be tamed.
—Matthew Redmond
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
As Extinct Animals notes, one such attempt was quashed when a lone stallion killed itself after losing its temper and bashing its own head into a wall.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Taming — but not eliminating — Maye’s wild stallion impulses will be a major part of McDaniels’ job this season.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Historian Terry Bouton has argued compellingly that most of the framers, landholding elites, deeply mistrusted the mass of American countrymen, and saw democracy as a wild, unruly stallion that needed to be tamed.
—Matthew Redmond
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stallion
Noun
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Bred with stronger British mares, these thoroughbreds define the sport.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Wohlfeil’s decision noted that between the 2024 and 2025 rodeos, the rodeo management team adjusted the rules to not permit the use of electric prods — which had drawn criticism — and also to bar the use of mares known to be pregnant.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Cole, a Belgian gelding who’s about 12 years old, calmly stood tied to a rope in the barn on the Kuehls’ property as visitors walked up to him and rubbed above his nose.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Damazio, a claiming-level 7-year-old gelding, was injured and threw jockey Adrian Escobedo in the second race last Sunday.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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And, to this day, they are meticulously trained from colts to perform spectacular feats of dressage, including some who can lift their front legs and seem to prance off the ground.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Whether Baffert has another Derby winner in Plutarch won’t be known for 12 weeks, but the colt certainly has the bloodlines.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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An undefeated filly won the $100,000 Dixie Belle Stakes on Saturday, just not the one that most bettors expected.—
Bob Wisener,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Thurby, a celebration of Kentucky’s heritage featuring live entertainment; and the Kentucky Oaks, a race for 3-year-old fillies (female horses).—
Chase Jordan
February 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The ad follows a Clydesdale foal that forms a friendship with a young bird.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the ad, marking the 48th Super Bowl commercial appearance by Budweiser Clydesdales, a down-on-its-luck eaglet befriends a Clydesdale foal.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Horses brought the firefighting apparatus and a big steed, aptly named Goliath, sensed the danger and ran out of the way, not before being injured.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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That left only Louverture’s charging steed — representing Haiti’s founding moment — against a lush tropical backdrop and azure sky.—
Stefanie Dazio,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Westernaires have been teaching horsemanship to kids in Colorado and performing equine entertainment with Wild West themes for more than 70 years, with a team of entirely volunteer staff dedicating time to the craft.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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Like Agnifilo, most horse owners know their equine friends have an impressive vocal range.—
Liz Neporent,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Stallion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stallion. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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