as in mares
an adult male horse and especially one that is used for breeding
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Recent Examples of stallions
Several of the horses were fairly crazy stallions and one was blind.
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Literary Hub, 6 Apr. 2026
Kelly Groenestijn - International Pet Photography Awards 2025 The encounter of two stallions early in the morning on a foggy January day this year gives the image a magical touch.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 6 Apr. 2026
Kelly Groenestijn - International Pet Photography Awards 2025 The encounter of two stallions early in the morning on a foggy January day this year gives the image a magical touch.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stallions
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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The Kentucky Oaks, a slightly shorter race exclusively for fillies on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby, will air in primetime this year in an attempt to draw more viewers.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Baffert also has two fillies in Saturday’s Grade 2 Santa Anita Oaks, Forced Entry (4-1) and French Blue (5-1), as does Michael McCarthy, who won last year’s Santa Anita Derby with Journalism.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That means many rules of the road for cars also apply to equines.—
Nick Sullivan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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American farms employed 26,493,000 equines in 1915.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Warhorses charge, lances down, crashing through the tilts as lances break on shields and men topple from their steeds.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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But Thornton has just led me out the backdoor and uphill into an outdoor oasis big enough for a couple of steeds to still be hiding in the foliage.—
Culture Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Stallions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stallions. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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