Thesaurus results for EQUINES

equines

noun

plural of equine

as in horses

a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding one of the more esteemed equines of modern times was the racehorse Seabiscuit

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Recent Examples of equines Undomesticated equines could not stop it from happening. — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 3 June 2026 While filming the 2015 miniseries Texas Rising in Mexico, Fraser noticed a horse being picked on by other equines. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026 That means many rules of the road for cars also apply to equines. — Nick Sullivan april 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026 American farms employed 26,493,000 equines in 1915. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 Because of an outbreak of equine herpesvirus, a contagious equine virus that can cause neurological and respiratory diseases, the decision was made to not have any horses or other equines in the parade. — Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2026

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horses

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When a bank of televisions showed horses bursting through the starting gate, feet stomped on the club’s carpet.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
So Hanawalt reactivated her dormant Facebook account and began scrolling through local horse sale groups.

— Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

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