as in mare
an adult male horse and especially one that is used for breeding
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Recent Examples of stallion
Following last season’s reunion-spoiling revelations about his father (ex-CIA operative Frank Harkness) and his father’s past (raising children to be super-soldiers), the galloping young stallion (played by Jack Lowden) hasn’t been able to screw his head on straight.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
As Extinct Animals notes, one such attempt was quashed when a lone stallion killed itself after losing its temper and bashing its own head into a wall.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Taming — but not eliminating — Maye’s wild stallion impulses will be a major part of McDaniels’ job this season.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Historian Terry Bouton has argued compellingly that most of the framers, landholding elites, deeply mistrusted the mass of American countrymen, and saw democracy as a wild, unruly stallion that needed to be tamed.
—Matthew Redmond
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
As Extinct Animals notes, one such attempt was quashed when a lone stallion killed itself after losing its temper and bashing its own head into a wall.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Taming — but not eliminating — Maye’s wild stallion impulses will be a major part of McDaniels’ job this season.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Historian Terry Bouton has argued compellingly that most of the framers, landholding elites, deeply mistrusted the mass of American countrymen, and saw democracy as a wild, unruly stallion that needed to be tamed.
—Matthew Redmond
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stallion
Noun
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Jean got up during the night to check on the mares that were ready to give birth.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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The equestrian side of the ranch includes a show barn with an upstairs apartment, an eight-stall mare motel, multiple turnout pens and an insulated indoor arena designed for year-round training and events.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2026
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Cole, a Belgian gelding who’s about 12 years old, calmly stood tied to a rope in the barn on the Kuehls’ property as visitors walked up to him and rubbed above his nose.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Damazio, a claiming-level 7-year-old gelding, was injured and threw jockey Adrian Escobedo in the second race last Sunday.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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The colt won the Florida Derby and headed off to Louisville as one of the likely favorites — if not the favorite — for the Kentucky Derby.—
Clark Spencer,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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The horse to watch this year for a potential Triple Crown victory is Ted Coffey, the colt from Aaron and Marie Jones.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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Sunday finale Brown is seeking his seventh Matriarch win in nine years Sunday in the one-mile turf test for older fillies and mares.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
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The $80,000 Swingtime Stakes matches a large field of fillies and mares seeking their first stakes win in 2025.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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In the ad, marking the 48th Super Bowl commercial appearance by Budweiser Clydesdales, a down-on-its-luck eaglet befriends a Clydesdale foal.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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After familiarizing myself with the fleet of horses—including a month-old foal—a small group saddled up for a breathtaking excursion through the scenic mountains.—
Mary Honkus,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Jan. 2026
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Warhorses charge, lances down, crashing through the tilts as lances break on shields and men topple from their steeds.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Rent your steed from Red Raven and let those chunky-monkey tires carry you along the area's 50 miles of trails.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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In 2026, fashion’s equine fixation will take center stage, as China ushers in the Year of the Horse.—
Gemma A Williams,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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Four Sixes Grit & Glory is part of the larger Four Sixes Ranch brand, which also sells beef products and equine supplements.—
Brayden Garcia
January 26,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Stallion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stallion. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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