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Examples include Roan’s retro Grammy Awards performance atop a giant pink pony and surrounded by clown cowboys, and arriving on stage at the 2024 Governors Ball by bursting out of a smoking bong apple and emerging in full body paint as the Statue of Liberty.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
The Dolphins came out in pony personnel (two running backs on the field) with running back Raheem Mostert in the backfield and De’Von Achane in the slot.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 8 July 2025
The volunteer firefighters decided to take ponies that were grazing on Assateague Island and sell them at an auction on Chincoteague Island.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
Riding on a pony is an insult as a proper military commander rides a horse.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
The Dolphins came out in pony personnel (two running backs on the field) with running back Raheem Mostert in the backfield and De’Von Achane in the slot.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 8 July 2025
The volunteer firefighters decided to take ponies that were grazing on Assateague Island and sell them at an auction on Chincoteague Island.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
Riding on a pony is an insult as a proper military commander rides a horse.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pony
Noun
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Eastman’s report said the mare died during his initial physical exam.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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The 6-year-old mare, ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, wins the $200,000 Vanity Handicap by a half-length over St Trinians at Hollywood Park.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
Noun
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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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For whatever reason, all are female—even famous stallions are reborn as cute anime girls.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Horses — selectively bred by humans over millennia — lack this response and will just keep pumping out foals.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
31 July 2025
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In the early 1950s, a foal born in Kentucky was declared lifeless after a traumatic birth.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Karen Alexander, co-founder of Operation Remount, says some mustangs also experience trauma and anxiety, making the program a form of reciprocal healing.—
Kennedy Hayes,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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Consider taking a hike into the area, and be on the lookout for mustangs gathered around watering holes.—
Lynn O'Rourke Hayes,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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The relief was because the gelding’s distinction was a paddle foot.—
Louise Erdrich,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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His team consisted of the best possible combination—a mare and her foal, now a four-year-old gelding.—
Louise Erdrich,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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But the odds on the 4-year-old son of City of Light shortened again Sunday morning when two of the colt’s closest rivals — former Eddie Read champion Gold Phoenix and Atitlan — were scratched from the 1 1/16-mile turf run for older horses.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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While watching a nesting crane keeping a chick warm beneath its feathers, she was startled when a bright yellow gosling popped out instead of a crane colt.—
Anne Readel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Brings back memories of a white bronco and that infamous chase!—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
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The group delivered solid material that rarely fell flat, building on Garrett’s wild bronco ride out of the starting gate.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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In 1988 his filly Winning Colors became only the third filly to win the Kentucky Derby.—
Neil Milbert,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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That was Nellie Morse in 1924, one of just six fillies to capture the Triple Crown’s second jewel.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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“Pony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pony. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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