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Recent Examples of burro
After decades of neglect, the BLM is starting to address overpopulations of wild horses and burros on its Western rangelands.
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Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
Your second best bet is to stay put and get yourself a burro.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024
The training runs are also ideal for educating the public about pack burro racing.
—Heather Mundt, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024
Correspondent Conor Knighton looks at efforts (such as adoption programs for wild and domestic burros) aimed at giving these social animals a better life.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
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Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
Your second best bet is to stay put and get yourself a burro.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024
The training runs are also ideal for educating the public about pack burro racing.
—Heather Mundt, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024
Correspondent Conor Knighton looks at efforts (such as adoption programs for wild and domestic burros) aimed at giving these social animals a better life.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burro
Noun
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The Zen Donkey farm in Lone Jack, Missouri, currently has five donkeys (one of the older donkeys passed away this year) and two horses.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2025
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As if to punctuate his asinine decision, Marin makes a braying donkey noise.—
Adam Tschorn,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The sinful acts on display here are a direct result of that disenfranchisement, an effort to reclaim what is still owed, forty acres and a mule, with interest.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the desert to the south, winter is a relatively easy season for mule and Coues deer.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Burro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burro. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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