as in foal
an adult female horse
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Recent Examples of mare
The mare has a bird-like trill in her; the stallion is a little bit more lion and bear.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
Premarin, approved by the F.D.A. in 1942 to treat menopausal symptoms, soon dominated the market, its innocuous-seeming name barely disguising its primary ingredient, pregnant mares’ urine.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
Premarin, approved by the F.D.A. in 1942 to treat menopausal symptoms, soon dominated the market, its innocuous-seeming name barely disguising its primary ingredient, pregnant mares’ urine.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mare
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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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Budweiser’s iconic Clydesdales are back in this Super Bowl spot which shows a foal determined to help with a delivery despite its youth.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
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At the extravaganza, women also partake in folklórico dance, and Staci Diaz showcases her renowned stallion dance.—
Amanda Lopez,
NPR,
11 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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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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Standing inside the winner’s circle after piloting Tappan Street to victory in the $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, Saez sensed the real possibility that the colt could be his salvation – his redemption.—
Clark Spencer,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
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The no-dallying mindset, strikingly similar to that of Coal Battle, is a huge advantage over the colts — and there are a lot of them out there — who don’t yet know how to focus their juvenile energy.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 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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There are eight 3-year-old fillies entered for the Kentucky Oaks points race.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
15 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 20 Apr. 2025.
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