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 celebrated trainer of on-screen horses didn’t mistreat his steeds.
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Gary Baum, People.com, 9 June 2025
War, astride its red steed, used to be armed with a sword rather than the twelve thousand nuclear warheads currently at its disposal.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
An Elum would be rad, which is a sort of alien steed that Abe rides around like a two-legged horse.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Super Mario World ties in to the tease at the end of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, too — the game was the first to feature Mario's trusty steed, a dinosaur named Yoshi, who hatches from an egg in the game.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Gary Baum, People.com, 9 June 2025
War, astride its red steed, used to be armed with a sword rather than the twelve thousand nuclear warheads currently at its disposal.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
An Elum would be rad, which is a sort of alien steed that Abe rides around like a two-legged horse.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Super Mario World ties in to the tease at the end of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, too — the game was the first to feature Mario's trusty steed, a dinosaur named Yoshi, who hatches from an egg in the game.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steed
horse
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There’s an on-site organic farm, farm animals, horses, walking trails and many homes have edible landscaping.—
Chrissy Tracey,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Far from being a Trojan horse for big government, clean energy exemplifies free enterprise at its best.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Steed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steed. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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