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Recent Examples of foal
Too small to make the beer run, the foal stays behind and watches as the older horses trot off purposefully.
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
As the delivery team departs, a keg falls off the wagon, and the determined foal sets out on a journey to deliver the keg and prove his mettle.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
After more than a decade-long absence, a Clydesdale foal has returned to the beer brand's Super Bowl commercial.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The gut microbiomes of month-old thoroughbred foals can predict future racing success.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
As the delivery team departs, a keg falls off the wagon, and the determined foal sets out on a journey to deliver the keg and prove his mettle.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
After more than a decade-long absence, a Clydesdale foal has returned to the beer brand's Super Bowl commercial.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The gut microbiomes of month-old thoroughbred foals can predict future racing success.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foal
Noun
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Any critical observer of rodeos would’ve predicted that mare’s excruciatingly painful death.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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Initially dedicated to breeding stallions within a regenerative livestock system, the ranch now supports a diverse ecosystem.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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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
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Ling even brought a horse — a gray gelding called Banner — to the opening.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
20 Feb. 2025
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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
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This year’s cups are meant to honor a trio of winning fillies: Regret (1915), Genuine Risk (1980), and Winning Colors (1988).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2025
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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
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“Foal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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