mustang

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Recent Examples of mustang Federal officials are on the hunt for those responsible after a trio of wild mustangs were found shot dead in southwestern Utah. Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025 Several people who follow the plight of wild mustangs in Utah and across the west shared memories of the horses in the comments. Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025 Martin Bui blesses a mustang horse named Cedar for the blessing of the animals on the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi at Saint Nicholas Catholic Church in Laguna Woods on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register, 5 Oct. 2024 Weber and Weber identify another common Central Texas native, the winter grape, also known as Heller's grape or Spanish grape, which looks almost exactly like the mustang, but without the concave leaves or wooly underbellies. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for mustang
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Noun
  • Its new country competitor, 107.1 Hank FM (formerly K-Hits), came out of the gate looking like a bucking bronco last spring.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Patrick Mahomes rides a gigantic raven like a bucking bronco.
    Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Zebra print pony hair, rich suede browns, and deep vintage reds are dominating runways, offering a nostalgic yet modern aesthetic.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Bradley's hosts live music, clogging, cane grinding, syrup making, wagon rides, pony rides, and a wide variety of food and arts and crafts.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The mare has a bird-like trill in her; the stallion is a little bit more lion and bear.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Premarin, approved by the F.D.A. in 1942 to treat menopausal symptoms, soon dominated the market, its innocuous-seeming name barely disguising its primary ingredient, pregnant mares’ urine.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Initially dedicated to breeding stallions within a regenerative livestock system, the ranch now supports a diverse ecosystem.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Bornstein came to run the facilities at Casey’s through Prince, a stallion with serious behavioral and training issues.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Sovereignty, a promising colt who opened at 8-5, is the one to beat in the Florida Derby.
    Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Southwest second-place finisher Sandman, a Tapit colt and Oaklawn winner trained by Mark Casse, is No. 32 in the pool and 40-1.
    Bob Wisener, arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Ling even brought a horse — a gray gelding called Banner — to the opening.
    Samantha Conti, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Kelce, the boyfriend of pop megastar Taylor Swift, bought into the 3-year-old gelding about a month ago, but his involvement was disclosed only this week by owners Team Valor International partnership.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Do kids learning English as a second language know that a foal is a baby horse?
    Kelly Stuart, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The spot continues with a keg falling off the delivery cart and catching the eye of the foal.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) is Race 9 Saturday and seven 3-year-old fillies are entered with a pair of favorites expected to decide the race.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Race 11 is the $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) for 3-year-old fillies with the same qualifying points awarded towards the May 2 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Mustang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mustang. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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