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
Beach wagons, those mighty steeds on wheels, are the perfect solution.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
Federal agents on horseback with a white steed in the middle trotted through a soccer field.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
The tragedy, plus relocating from California to Nashville's suburbs, has made that metaphorical steed gallop headlong, but controlled, into the darkness.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The celebrated trainer of on-screen horses didn’t mistreat his steeds.
—Gary Baum, People.com, 9 June 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
Federal agents on horseback with a white steed in the middle trotted through a soccer field.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
The tragedy, plus relocating from California to Nashville's suburbs, has made that metaphorical steed gallop headlong, but controlled, into the darkness.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The celebrated trainer of on-screen horses didn’t mistreat his steeds.
—Gary Baum, People.com, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for steed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steed
horse
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While some thought the Patriots could be a dark-horse playoff contender — even my model was relatively bullish — that was probably asking too much.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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These were places rich with prey like bison, camels, horses and even young mammoths.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Steed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steed. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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