bronco

noun

Definition of bronconext
as in mustang

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Recent Examples of bronco The roof and exterior badges are also black, and the interior gets a new bucking bronco badge that's bright yellow. — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 25 July 2023 The cover shows a figure in blue, hanging on to a bucking bronco. — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023 This week brings bike rides, bucking broncos and surfing stars to San Diego, as well as a celebrated Pride event in the South Bay. — The Hub, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2023 Once, Worthington rode Shamu the SeaWorld orca like a bronco. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for bronco
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bronco
  1. mustang
  2. pony
  3. mare
  4. colt
  5. stallion
Noun
  • On Shackleford Banks, keep an eye out for the island’s famed wild horses, which are descended from Spanish mustangs brought and abandoned by European settlers in the 1500s.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Ocracoke is home to a herd of Wild Banker Horses that are the descendants of Spanish mustangs that ended up on the island after a shipwreck several hundred years ago.
    — Staff Author, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of mustang
Noun
  • The park’s wild ponies were originally brought here in the 1970s to control forest growth.
    — Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Material play was also in focus, with pony hair leather fashioned in a Bambi print.
    — Lily Templeton, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of pony
Noun
  • Premarin, approved by the F.D.A. in 1942 to treat menopausal symptoms, soon dominated the market, its innocuous-seeming name barely disguising its primary ingredient, pregnant mares’ urine.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Each of the victories during the mare’s winning streak have been close calls, none of them by more than a length.
    — Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Definition of mare
Noun
  • Also, #2 Sovereignty (3/1) for trainer Bill Mott is another Into Mischief colt coming off a layoff having faced progressively tougher competition while holding an advantage of having already raced 2-turns.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The colt is such a prohibitive favorite among the field of nine the race is declared a non-wagering contest.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of colt
Noun
  • Soon enough, however, the seven-time Formula One world champion overcomes his anxiety and is standing face-to-face with a shiny black stallion named Aroma.
    — Sean Gregory / London and Maranello, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
  • As the crew were trying to relocate their cattle and horses back to Montana from Texas, Colby Mayfield (Denim Richards) was killed by an untamable stallion.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of stallion

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