as in stallion
a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding
the mounted police stable their horses in the city park
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Recent Examples of horse
For horses, Aalborg Zoo receives the horse as a donation and the owner of the horse can obtain a tax deduction for the value of the horse, according to the zoo’s website.
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
My father’s would-be wife, riding a horse, invited us to join.
—Tochi Eze
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Seven horses died in the process, McClatchy News previously reported.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Jonathan: Cons: shoveling horse poop, picking rocks.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2025
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
My father’s would-be wife, riding a horse, invited us to join.
—Tochi Eze
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Seven horses died in the process, McClatchy News previously reported.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Jonathan: Cons: shoveling horse poop, picking rocks.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horse
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Its speed, curves, and pizzazz, without being tacky, were so different from anything else on the water that the first hull was sold outside Italy, reportedly to a former New York governor who kept the Italian stallion incognito, outside the view of tax-payers.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
23 July 2025
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Two weeks before the stallion photo shoot, Hamilton is striking golf balls into a simulator at an indoor club on the banks of the Thames.—
Sean Gregory / London and Maranello,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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The race has drawn 10 entries paced by Iron Man Cal, a Joyful Dreams colt that finished second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar last Nov. 1.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 July 2025
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Full of confidence and eager to prove the worth of his colt, the veteran conditioner brilliantly prepared Forever Young for another run on American soil in the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Opening weekend continues Saturday with two stakes — the $200,000 Grade II San Clemente Handicap for 3-year-old fillies at a mile on the Jimmy Durante turf course and the $100,000 Wickerr, a one-mile turf test for older horses.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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In 1988 his filly Winning Colors became only the third filly to win the Kentucky Derby.—
Neil Milbert,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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The train that rings Vesuvius makes its rounds as racehorses train along the shore.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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All 21 horses racing in this year's Kentucky Derby are reportedly descendants of the famed racehorse Secretariat, according to The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Ford managed to stay on the steed for just a few seconds, before he was flung off the horse and landed on his back in the dirt.—
Jon-Michael Banks,
Kansas City Star,
31 July 2025
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Beach wagons, those mighty steeds on wheels, are the perfect solution.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
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“Horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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