as in horse
a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding
the knight mounted his trusty steed
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Recent Examples of steed
Groups like Happy Trails Walking Horses and Amelia Island Horseback Riding are more than happy to set you up with a stunning steed.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
Beach wagons, those mighty steeds on wheels, are the perfect solution.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
Federal agents on horseback with a white steed in the middle trotted through a soccer field.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
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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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
Beach wagons, those mighty steeds on wheels, are the perfect solution.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
Federal agents on horseback with a white steed in the middle trotted through a soccer field.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for steed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steed
horse
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Mayor Eric Adams, in joining supporters of a ban, cited safety concerns in the increasingly crowded green space, including incidents in recent years of horses collapsing and dying on the job or breaking free from their drivers and running loose in the park.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The festivities involved 120 horses and 1,300 troops — including the largest guard of honor in living memory.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Steed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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