as in horses
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 steeds
Warhorses charge, lances down, crashing through the tilts as lances break on shields and men topple from their steeds.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The steeds that started out gray but got painted hot pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The steeds that started out gray but got painted hot pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steeds
horses
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Also, there’s something vaguely familiar about seeing Nam atop a horse — was this video in any way inspired by his time pretending to be a cow during the show’s paintings challenge?—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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Stark started by riding horses and training goats.—
Alessandro Meregaglia,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Steeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steeds. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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