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
If outdoor adventure with a steed companion is more your style, the Atlantic Fields O.P. team can organize a ride with one of Wagon Wheel Horse Farm’s friendly horses: Poncho, Shadow, Blondie, Dolly, and Bell.
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Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Rushing to the injured animal’s aid, Ridley makes a mystical connection with the pony-sized steed by touching its glowing horn.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
These women and their steeds covered hundreds of miles a week, holding packs that held up to 100 books at once.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
The grave goods suggest the owner felt a very close bond with his steed.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Rushing to the injured animal’s aid, Ridley makes a mystical connection with the pony-sized steed by touching its glowing horn.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
These women and their steeds covered hundreds of miles a week, holding packs that held up to 100 books at once.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
The grave goods suggest the owner felt a very close bond with his steed.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steed
horse
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In the last three months alone, a man mowing his property died after a bee attack, three people were taken to the hospital after tree trimmers disturbed a colony, hikers ran a mile to get away from an agitated hive and a woman and three horses were swarmed by bees spooked by a lawn mower.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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The sculpture features two toy rockers— a horse and a dinosaur — that are split in half and paired unevenly down the middle for an angular Cubist effect.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
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“Steed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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