as in crossbred
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-bred
Adjective
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The study also found that the breed of dog matters, as purebred dogs lived approximately eight months longer than crossbred dogs with two or more breeds.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
3 Feb. 2024 -
This type of crossbred dairy cow can produce 25,000 pounds of milk, and when her milking days are over, she can be slaughtered for premium beef because of body characteristics that make her meat uniform and desirable for eating.—
Laura Reiley,
Washington Post,
10 Nov. 2023
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The only other research dog breeder according to current USDA inventories is Oak Hill Genetics based in Franklin County in Illinois, which housed about 800 mongrel hound dogs in July.—
ByMeredith Wadman,
science.org,
28 Oct. 2024
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Herzog has chosen to retain one of Ibsen’s thorniest speeches, a diatribe about social evolution in which Stockmann talks of the difference between mongrel dogs and pedigree breeds as an analogy for the uneducated masses and the elite intelligentsia.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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Trump hasn’t posted about a ‘fork and spoon’ hybrid Trump repeatedly promised to close the federal Department of Education during his campaign, though doing so would require Congress to pass legislation.—
Chris Mueller,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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The 11-year-old skin care brand is best known for its Watermelon Glow franchise of products, which recently added a serum-blush hybrid.—
Noor Lobad,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Trump's success record at Supreme Court mixed Trump’s record at the Supreme Court during his first administration was mixed.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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But their tens of billions of dollars’ worth of weapons and financial aid have shown mixed results.—
Scott Peterson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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An influx of political appointees would weaken those safeguards, potentially leaving Democratic donors in the cross hairs.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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Ronnie wore a white robe and cradled a cross in his arms.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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To add to the surprise, some crossbreeds may even grow larger than either parent.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Dani was a 30-year-old Clydesdale/Hackney crossbreed who'd been at Maymont since 2004.—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Half-bred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-bred. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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