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
The grave goods suggest the owner felt a very close bond with his steed.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
View 6 Images Until now, ebike riders would have to juice up their steeds using a charger supplied by the seller.
—New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2025
One teammate started swiftly, only to get bucked off her steed at the final spin.
—Daniel Eduardo Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
As horse-girl fiction expanded into dragon-riding fiction over the past half century, this new interpretation of a steed and rider has continued to influence beauty-and-the-beast stories.
—Rebecca Scofield / Made By History, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
View 6 Images Until now, ebike riders would have to juice up their steeds using a charger supplied by the seller.
—New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2025
One teammate started swiftly, only to get bucked off her steed at the final spin.
—Daniel Eduardo Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
As horse-girl fiction expanded into dragon-riding fiction over the past half century, this new interpretation of a steed and rider has continued to influence beauty-and-the-beast stories.
—Rebecca Scofield / Made By History, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steed
horse
Noun
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Who will etch their name in the history books of the nine horses running?—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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Only three horses from the Kentucky Derby — American Promise, Journalism and Sandman — are running in the Preakness.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Steed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steed. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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