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
Warhorses charge, lances down, crashing through the tilts as lances break on shields and men topple from their steeds.
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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
Rent your steed from Red Raven and let those chunky-monkey tires carry you along the area's 50 miles of trails.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Lauren Sánchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos rolled through Aspen this week on their trusty steed—sorry, private jet—to celebrate Sánchez Bezos’s 56th birthday.
—Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
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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
Rent your steed from Red Raven and let those chunky-monkey tires carry you along the area's 50 miles of trails.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Lauren Sánchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos rolled through Aspen this week on their trusty steed—sorry, private jet—to celebrate Sánchez Bezos’s 56th birthday.
—Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steed
horse
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But other Republicans say the taxpaying public shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The film opens with Jason resting near a campfire alongside his horse — a horse named Travis, after his brother.—
Ryan Brennan
April 28,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Steed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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