as in foal
an adult female horse
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Recent Examples of mare
The story of a wild mare Phantom and her baby Misty won the Newberry Award in 1948 and was made into a movie in 1961.
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Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
This led to the lunar mare basalt — dark volcanic rock — wrinkling like the skin of a shriveling old apple.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
What grown men forced this sweet mare to do was an unnatural activity that triggered her demise.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Firewater Fiesta netted Kelly more than $800,000 in winnings, despite retiring relatively early after injuries plagued the mare following the fall at the 2001 NFR.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
This led to the lunar mare basalt — dark volcanic rock — wrinkling like the skin of a shriveling old apple.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
What grown men forced this sweet mare to do was an unnatural activity that triggered her demise.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Firewater Fiesta netted Kelly more than $800,000 in winnings, despite retiring relatively early after injuries plagued the mare following the fall at the 2001 NFR.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mare
Noun
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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
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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
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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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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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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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As horse-girl fiction expanded into dragon-riding fiction over the past half century, this new interpretation of a steed and rider has continued to influence beauty-and-the-beast stories.—
Rebecca Scofield / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Their reliable steeds take you off into the hills for beautiful vistas overlooking the park and neighboring lands, without any of the noise or exhaust from a Jeep or ATV tour.—
Lisa Maloney,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2023
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“Mare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mare. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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