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Recent Examples of jennet
Because donkeys breed slowly—a jennet typically produces a foal only every other year—the drain is rapidly depleting Africa’s herd.
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2024
Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jennet
Noun
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Here are the most common turkey sounds that gobblers, hens, jakes, and jennies make.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
2 May 2024
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Loughlin, who has posted consistent results all summer racing a 10-year-old jenny named Mary Margaret, was fortunate to have Hal Walter, a seven-time pack burro racing world champion, take her under his wing and share plenty of the tricks of the trade through the years.—
Brian Metzler,
Outside Online,
16 Aug. 2022
Noun
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Already, the area in front of the school was snarled with donkey carts loaded with people’s belongings, cooking gas cylinders, jugs of drinking water, mattresses and tarps.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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But the Russians aren’t merely experimenting with donkeys for the kinds of rough terrain that actually lends itself to pack animals.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In other words, humans will tire out long before the burro.—
Heather Mundt,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 June 2024
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Spencer’s sold a burro, imported from Mexico at a cost of $85 for a young male and $180 for a female foal.—
Mark Dent,
thehustle.co,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Those guys on her team busted their asses and Dr. Will — who had entertained throwing the excursion for the other team — chose not to.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Thank you to all the people who worked their asses off and made this possible.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
15 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Jennet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jennet. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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