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Recent Examples of foal
American Promise was a late foal and is just now maturing into the horse to beat for this race, in my opinion.
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Brian Hamilton, NBC news, 1 May 2025
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
But the foal embarks on its own impromptu journey and ultimately is seen helping the keg make it to its destination.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
Ridley tries to warn her dad that what’s going on isn’t right, and Elliot finally realizes it late in the game, when the entitled and very bro-y Shepard Leopold (Will Poulter) uses Ridley and the dead foal as bait to capture the other unicorns.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
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Brian Hamilton, NBC news, 1 May 2025
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
But the foal embarks on its own impromptu journey and ultimately is seen helping the keg make it to its destination.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
Ridley tries to warn her dad that what’s going on isn’t right, and Elliot finally realizes it late in the game, when the entitled and very bro-y Shepard Leopold (Will Poulter) uses Ridley and the dead foal as bait to capture the other unicorns.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foal
Noun
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Photos show the exhausted mare nearly buried in the mud as rescuers tried to fasten the rope around her.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The beautiful horses are the main attraction at the Breeders’ Cup, from the future stars on Friday as juveniles, to the fantastic fillies, magnificent mares and classic colts that produce a lifetime of enjoyment for their connections and fans.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
29 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Jamie Osborne Jockey: Saffie Osborne Morning line odds: 12-1 This colt ships in from the UAE, where he’s been since December, with English trainer Osborne.—
Teresa Genaro,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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This race, however, is a major step up in class for the young colt.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
16 May 2025
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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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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
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“Foal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foal. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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