mule

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Recent Examples of mule Following the events of season 2, Laurie tracked Rue down and forced her to become a personal mule after informing Rue that, with interest accrued, her former $10,000 debt now stood at $43,887,000. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026 For a shoe that lives somewhere between polished and relaxed, look for a mule with a low heel. Alex Sales, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2026 Rue’s adventures as a drug mule are both horrifying and blisteringly funny, walking a tightrope that Levinson has always navigated expertly. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026 It’s been five years since high school, and Rue (Zendaya) is still paying down her debt to Laurie (Martha Kelly) by working as a drug mule. Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mule
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Noun
  • Similar plant progressions occur by altitude on the mountains, along with the forest’s famed denizens, the wolf, coyote, moose, black bear, lynx, snowshoe hare, tick, mosquito, midge, deerfly, and blackfly.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Judging from the coyote’s size and the condition of her teeth, Miller estimated that C31F was a 1-year-old.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In between are a bunch of mongrel appliances that leave both humans and technology worse for wear, like a computer, in a 2024 photo by Sara Deraedt, that seems to be giving birth to a wet child.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Reuters reported that the dog involved in the incident was a mongrel, or an unknown breed.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • The camp included donkeys and camels, and people relieved themselves in the open.
    Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Black characters, white characters, old Jewish men, a prince, a member of Congress, a human spaceship, Gumby, a donkey.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Pollen-free hybrids produce large flowerheads in a range of colors including white, red, yellow, orange, bicolor, and even purple.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The real grass is a hybrid that more closely mimics professional soccer pitches around the world.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Creeping jenny is a mat-forming perennial with round lime-green leaves that works well in tall containers or hanging baskets.
    Kerry Michaels, The Spruce, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Here are the most common turkey sounds that gobblers, hens, jakes, and jennies make.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
Noun
  • Before leaving the state, the one-time gold mining town of Oatman features a Wild West atmosphere, daily staged shootouts and beloved burros.
    Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Riverside County Department of Animal Services officials are seeking help from the public in locating a pair of dogs that were recently involved in an attack on a wild burro, part of a series of attacks on the creatures dating back to late 2025.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While the findings aren’t a condemnation of any one specific crossbreed, the study’s authors hope the new information will help dispel ongoing myths about designer dogs.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
  • In this week’s issue, John Seabrook, a staff writer and doodle owner, explores how these crossbreeds got to be so popular.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Everyone loves a wide ass, including Nick Saban.
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Sick ass moments within every day.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Mule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mule. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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