as in horses
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 steeds
Here, such extended sequences of cowboys steering their steeds and working their land feel rushed.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Those 6 and older are allowed to ride their gentle steeds solo, and a short lesson is included.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
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
But Thornton has just led me out the backdoor and uphill into an outdoor oasis big enough for a couple of steeds to still be hiding in the foliage.
—Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2026
The steeds that started out gray but got painted hot pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Those 6 and older are allowed to ride their gentle steeds solo, and a short lesson is included.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
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
But Thornton has just led me out the backdoor and uphill into an outdoor oasis big enough for a couple of steeds to still be hiding in the foliage.
—Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2026
The steeds that started out gray but got painted hot pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steeds
horses
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Guests are encouraged to roam the land by golf cart or on foot, visit the biodynamic vegetable garden, fish the Flint River, and connect with the ranch’s horses.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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But these mustangs are a herd of horses that escaped a person’s property on May 11 and have since been seen running along Interstate 40 and Highway 70, the county said in a news release.—
Jeff A. Chamer
May 19,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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“Steeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steeds. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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