as in novices
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
a colt who looked to the team's more experienced players for advice
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Recent Examples of colts
The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024.
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Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The Del Mar Futurity, at 7 furlongs, also revolves around Baffert, whose colts have won the past four runnings and 18 of the past 29, dominance that began with Silver Charm winning the Futurity in a mild upset to jumpstart his journey to victory in the 1997 Kentucky Derby.
—Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Two more prized 2-year-old colts from the Baffert stable ran 1-2 Saturday in a maiden race.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The Del Mar Futurity, at 7 furlongs, also revolves around Baffert, whose colts have won the past four runnings and 18 of the past 29, dominance that began with Silver Charm winning the Futurity in a mild upset to jumpstart his journey to victory in the 1997 Kentucky Derby.
—Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Two more prized 2-year-old colts from the Baffert stable ran 1-2 Saturday in a maiden race.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colts
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For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Phil and Renee Shafer are the owners of Cast + Clara Bell, a resource for both cast-iron novices and collectors.—
Kate Donovan,
Martha Stewart,
29 Jan. 2026
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Some of the most serious crimes were committed by veteran ICE employees and supervisors rather than rookies.—
Ryan J. Foley,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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None of those rookies seems on a path toward stardom or even a Pro Bowl.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her curious nature and gardening knowledge were accessible to beginners and experienced green thumbs across Southern California.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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While my group of beginners played on one half of the ice, across the ice was a league game at play among club members with less than five years of experience in the sport.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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By drawing attention to practices at their most fragile moment, the USL is creating space for those interactions — enabling masters to teach and apprentices to learn.—
Kristin Houser,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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The pope, at this very moment, is having the fallen part of the Colosseum rebuilt; half a dozen mason’s apprentices, without any scaffolding, are righting the colossus on whose shoulders a nation, transformed into slave laborers, perished.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Their freshmen Killyan Toure, Dominykas Pleta, Jamarion Batemon,) are good.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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She’s spent the day helping freshmen learn essential skills and navigate the stresses of their first year of college.—
Tom Grimes,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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For now, the opposition appears situated to fold in newcomers and build on the momentum.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The price of silver has slipped closer to $80 per ounce in the time since, but the precious metal's recent volatility has still drawn in both longtime investors and newcomers who are exploring alternatives to traditional portfolios.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Colts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colts. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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