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thoroughbred

[thur-oh-bred, -uh-bred, thuhr-] / ˈθɜr oʊˌbrɛd, -əˌbrɛd, ˈθʌr- /
ADJECTIVE
pure, unmixed
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
half-breed mixed


Example Sentences

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But neither Santa Anita nor the Thoroughbred Owners of California requested an agenda item by the cutoff 12 days ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

He was a former president and board member of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Assn. and served on the board of the Thoroughbred Owners of California and the National Jockey Club.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

Wellman left Team Valor to start his own ownership group, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, in 2011.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

This all comes after the Stronach Group, in conjunction with the Thoroughbred Owners of California, hatched the plan to kill off racing in the north in order to help save the south.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

Then she was running all out toward the car, and I had a foot on the accelerator and a foot on the brake, and the Chrysler felt at that moment like a Thoroughbred racehorse.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green




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