stallions

plural of stallion

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Recent Examples of stallions 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 Among Spendthrift’s many quality stallions, Into Mischief exercises a kind of casual dominance around the barn. Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026 According to experts, stallions are known to engage in fierce, sudden battles, which is one reason North Carolina law prohibits anyone from coming within 50 feet of the horses. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 No curtains blowing in the wind and white stallions. Matt Thompson, SPIN, 4 May 2026 Determined not to be just a bit player, Zedan opened his own stables in Lexington and put together his own racing team, working to secure the best horses, stallions and trainers. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 1 May 2026 Describing this photo, documentary photographer Chantal Pinzi says that Ghita Jhaite's horse was agitated after a confrontation with other stallions that caused the rider to fall. Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026 Several of the horses were fairly crazy stallions and one was blind. Literary Hub, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stallions
Noun
  • Insulin can come from pig pancreases, estrogen from the urine of pregnant mares.
    Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • But those first few crops of kids exceeded expectations in their 2-year-old seasons, and so owners started bringing him higher-class mares.
    Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 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
  • 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
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
  • 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
Noun
  • Undomesticated equines could not stop it from happening.
    Ian Stokes, Space.com, 3 June 2026
  • While filming the 2015 miniseries Texas Rising in Mexico, Fraser noticed a horse being picked on by other equines.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • From guiding the station steeds to standing watch while firefighters battled flames, Dalmatians became loyal partners in some of America’s earliest fire stations.
    Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Here, such extended sequences of cowboys steering their steeds and working their land feel rushed.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 May 2026

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“Stallions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stallions. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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