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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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Nast created several other political symbols including the Republican Party’s elephant, Tammany Hall’s tiger, one of the most popular images of Santa Claus and popularized the Democratic Party’s donkey.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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This donkey has one very big clue hidden in its ear.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Brighty the burro statue relocated Brighty, a cherished bronze statue of a famous burro, is relocated from the North Rim's Grand Canyon Lodge to the South Rim after surviving the Dragon Bravo Fire.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Researchers have seen that wild horses and burros will hog water tanks, streams, and other water sources — often to the detriment of native critters like deer and antelope, which are easily bullied by a big stallion.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
31 July 2025
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Here’s a guy who’s just married, on his honeymoon, drunk off his ass, and being given the steering wheel to a plane with 400 people behind him.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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First-party Nintendo games get confirmed dates In an initially confusing teaser, Metroid heroine Samus Aran appeared in the direct riding a bad ass sci-fi motorcycle in what looked like an entirely new game.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Jennet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jennet. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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