as in horse
a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding
the knight mounted his trusty steed
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Recent Examples of steed
Lauren Sánchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos rolled through Aspen this week on their trusty steed—sorry, private jet—to celebrate Sánchez Bezos’s 56th birthday.
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Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
Most of them depicted the youngest of Mark's kids with wife Rhea Durham capably clearing hurdles and guiding her steed through the course of an equestrian competition.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
The steeds that started out gray but got painted hot pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
In Galaxy 2, Mario can hop on his trusty dinosaur steed and leverage Yoshi's unique abilities while traversing the inventive planetoid stages.
—Jeffrey L. Wilson, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
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Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
Most of them depicted the youngest of Mark's kids with wife Rhea Durham capably clearing hurdles and guiding her steed through the course of an equestrian competition.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
The steeds that started out gray but got painted hot pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
In Galaxy 2, Mario can hop on his trusty dinosaur steed and leverage Yoshi's unique abilities while traversing the inventive planetoid stages.
—Jeffrey L. Wilson, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steed
horse
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Think of Cathy wandering the moors in Wuthering Heights, or Kate Sharma from Bridgerton riding her horse in the rain, before [redacted].—
Jesa Marie Calaor,
Allure,
10 Feb. 2026
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In the final draft, the girls found their missing horses had not, in fact, been taken but had simply…escaped from their pasture.—
Alexandra Romanoff,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Steed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steed. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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