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Recent Examples of pack animal
Steamships laden with mail sailed from the East Coast to Panama, where the mail was taken off the ships, transported in canoes or on pack animals, and handed to another steamship waiting on the Pacific side of the isthmus.
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Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
But the Russians aren’t merely experimenting with donkeys for the kinds of rough terrain that actually lends itself to pack animals.
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David Axe,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Social and athletic, huskies are pack animals that love being part of the family and require plenty of exercise.
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Liz O'Connell,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
The Mountain Mule Packer Ranch, which specializes in terrain pack animal supply trains, sent loads of food and supplies yesterday by mules, which are able to traverse the difficult terrain.
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NBC News,
3 Oct. 2024
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Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
But the Russians aren’t merely experimenting with donkeys for the kinds of rough terrain that actually lends itself to pack animals.
—
David Axe,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Social and athletic, huskies are pack animals that love being part of the family and require plenty of exercise.
—
Liz O'Connell,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
The Mountain Mule Packer Ranch, which specializes in terrain pack animal supply trains, sent loads of food and supplies yesterday by mules, which are able to traverse the difficult terrain.
—
NBC News,
3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pack animal
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While the bus is stopped, Daniel takes his silly ass bowling alone, the ultimate loneliness shorthand.
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Eddie Murphy is ready to show his ass to the world once again.
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And that says nothing of its snort-like laughs, which reminded me too much of the huffs and puffs of the ride’s donkeys.
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The movie is an origin stories on how a donkey, became Donkey.
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Drive the 14-mile, impossibly scenic Needles Highway and 18-mile Wildlife Loop through grasslands and forest—but be prepared to brake for bison and burros!
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At the top stood renowned veteran burro racer and Idaho Springs resident Bill Lee and his donkey Jack.
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Still, the show never gets beyond Russ being a showboating jackass and Chad being the low-IQ projection of a showboating jackass.
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“Pack animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pack%20animal. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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