as in mare
an adult male horse and especially one that is used for breeding
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Recent Examples of stallion
Another photographer shared photos and video of One Ear engaged in and even challenging other stallions to battle.
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Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Lexington, a thoroughbred stallion of the 1850s, was the greatest racer ever.
—The Know, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
West Point’s founder and president, Terry Finley, does not promise profits, though there have been plenty — West Point invested in the undefeated colt Flightline, who is currently valued at $120 million as a stallion.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 3 May 2025
While left alone for an hour, the younger sibling ignored all warnings and put Willow in the stallion's paddock.
—Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Lexington, a thoroughbred stallion of the 1850s, was the greatest racer ever.
—The Know, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
West Point’s founder and president, Terry Finley, does not promise profits, though there have been plenty — West Point invested in the undefeated colt Flightline, who is currently valued at $120 million as a stallion.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 3 May 2025
While left alone for an hour, the younger sibling ignored all warnings and put Willow in the stallion's paddock.
—Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stallion
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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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
Noun
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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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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
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
Noun
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The tragedy, plus relocating from California to Nashville's suburbs, has made that metaphorical steed gallop headlong, but controlled, into the darkness.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The celebrated trainer of on-screen horses didn’t mistreat his steeds.—
Gary Baum,
People.com,
9 June 2025
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“Stallion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stallion. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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