pack animal

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Recent Examples of pack animal As pack animals, dogs are hardwired to seek closeness with their family, whether canine or human. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024 Born in the Ottoman Empire, Ali was brought to the United States to guide camels through the desert as part of an experiment to use them as pack animals here. Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2024 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 The tribe's statement acknowledged that the August 2024 flooding impacted pack animals. Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pack animal
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Noun
  • Season eight’s unapologetic iconoclast, Acid Betty, returns to the competition to kick ass and take names.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Season 8’s unapologetic iconoclast Acid Betty returns to the competition to kick ass and take names.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Desert Inn dominated a desolate place that used to be called Jackass Junction, for the donkeys that once crossed the road.
    Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Now, the couple lives with two dogs, a cat, five ostriches and three mini donkeys on their small farm with Weave hanging out with them as much as possible.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • HMAs are designated areas where the BLM tries to manage a sustainable number of horses and burros while keeping rangelands healthy for other uses, like recreation and grazing.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
  • In other words, humans will tire out long before the burro.
    Heather Mundt, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024
Noun
  • To the show’s credit, Rick isn’t a simple bummer or jackass.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Shura said that Novikov treated him with disgust, carrying himself like a kham—a jackass.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025

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“Pack animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pack%20animal. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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