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as in mare

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verb

present participle of geld

as in castrating

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality by the time of the fourth rewrite, the screenplay had pretty much been gelded of all originality

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Meanwhile, a 7-year-old gelding owned by former NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme won the Grade II, $500,000 New Orleans Classic — and set a track record. — ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026 Trainer Shea Stuart's 7-year-old Cyber Secret gelding, a three-time local winner with 10 board finishes, tuned up with two races in open company. — Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2026

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Those scenarios are plausible because college and pro sports are loaded with examples of teams gelding themselves to keep a star player happy. — Mac Engel april 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026 By gelding a choirboy, the Church would suspend his gossamer vocal cords so that a child’s song could live on in a man’s throat, backed, crucially, by a man’s powerful lungs. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gelding

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The standardbred-Friesian mare is currently undergoing treatment and is believed to be unvaccinated, according to state officials.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The mares are now shunning poor Valentine, which Puckett hopes is only temporary.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

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Iran and its Houthi allies are now undermining both of those operations.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
The Navy desperately needs more subs, and Baltimore stands to gain thousands of jobs, but making the primary customer a 40 percent owner of a new facility risks undermining market discipline.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

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The statue of Ben Ali, a thoroughbred stallion who won the race at Churchill Downs in 1886, was reported stolen Wednesday, the Sacramento Police Department said in a press release.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
All unimaginable ends to an elite stallion from County Kildare, where horses have the right of way.

— Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

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So, get ready for mountain vistas and exhausting cycling days to take your breath away and questions about your life choices to swirl around in your head!

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
On the third bike was Jenny Brookes, Zero's senior global brand manager, who rode a standard DSR/X adventure bike for approximately 239 miles (384 km) before exhausting its battery.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausting

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Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
The Alcibiades and Jessamine are also worth watching because both are for two-year-old fillies, meaning the field is making its first serious appearance on a big stage.

— Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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