as in foal
an adult female horse
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Recent Examples of mare
After more than an hour, the group had freed the mare from the mud, Nixon said.
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Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Any critical observer of rodeos would’ve predicted that mare’s excruciatingly painful death.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
There’s no better example of that than in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic, featuring the unbeaten mare Zenyatta.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Eastman’s report said the mare died during his initial physical exam.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Any critical observer of rodeos would’ve predicted that mare’s excruciatingly painful death.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
There’s no better example of that than in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic, featuring the unbeaten mare Zenyatta.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Eastman’s report said the mare died during his initial physical exam.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mare
Noun
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American Promise was a late foal and is just now maturing into the horse to beat for this race, in my opinion.—
Brian Hamilton,
NBC news,
1 May 2025
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In the pasture, the foal bows her knees, testing the earth’s firm handshake, spring’s promise renewed in the stretch of her legs – a motion both fresh and familiar.—
contributing Monitor poets,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While left alone for an hour, the younger sibling ignored all warnings and put Willow in the stallion's paddock.—
Lydia Patrick,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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But even we weren’t prepared for the moment when Lady Jane Grey (Emily Bader) discovers that her handsome new husband, Lord Guildford Dudley (Edward Bluemel), is a stallion.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 Dec. 2024
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His team consisted of the best possible combination—a mare and her foal, now a four-year-old gelding.—
Louise Erdrich,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Averill got started in horse racing the same year that Werth was cashing in on U.S. Jets, partnering on a gelding named Fun n’ Gun that year.—
Dana O'Neil,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Trainer Michael McCarthy saddled the 3-year-old colt to a masterful win Saturday in 1 minute, 55.47 seconds.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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Getty Images Notably absent from the race, however, was Sovereignty, the 3-year-old colt who won the Kentucky Derby.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2025
Noun
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The horse race is for 3-year-old fillies on Friday, a prelude to the Preakness.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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The favorite in this year’s field is Good Cheer, an undefeated filly going for her seventh win in Friday’s Grade 1 gallop.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Super Mario World ties in to the tease at the end of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, too — the game was the first to feature Mario's trusty steed, a dinosaur named Yoshi, who hatches from an egg in the game.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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If outdoor adventure with a steed companion is more your style, the Atlantic Fields O.P. team can organize a ride with one of Wagon Wheel Horse Farm’s friendly horses: Poncho, Shadow, Blondie, Dolly, and Bell.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Mare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mare. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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