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Recent Examples of jennet
Because donkeys breed slowly—a jennet typically produces a foal only every other year—the drain is rapidly depleting Africa’s herd.
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2024
Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jennet
Noun
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Here are the most common turkey sounds that gobblers, hens, jakes, and jennies make.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
2 May 2024
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Loughlin, who has posted consistent results all summer racing a 10-year-old jenny named Mary Margaret, was fortunate to have Hal Walter, a seven-time pack burro racing world champion, take her under his wing and share plenty of the tricks of the trade through the years.—
Brian Metzler,
Outside Online,
16 Aug. 2022
Noun
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In one scene captured on video, several bloodied children, including a girl in a pale pink princess dress, along with her twin brother, were piled onto a donkey cart to be taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital.—
Aurora Almendral,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
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Pasadena Humane also reported more than 400 animals — primarily dogs, donkeys, and horses — had arrived at its facility since the Southern California wildfires began last Tuesday.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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While Section 4 requires the BLM to remove wild, free-roaming horses and burros that stray onto private land at the landowner’s request.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2025
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Route 66: The Arizona Sidewinder, wild burros and a living statue There is a roughly 8-mile section of Route 66 at the western edge of this state that is considered to be one of the most scenic and white-knuckled drives this country has to offer.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Rather than cower in fear, the two prepare to join forces to kick another Fisherman’s ass.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
17 July 2025
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In a bad movie, Billie Jean would kick the father’s ass.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
17 July 2025
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“Jennet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jennet. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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