: a female horse or other equine animal especially when fully mature or of breeding age
plural maria
ˈmär-ē-ə 
also mares
ˈmär-(ˌ)āz
also mares
ˈmär-(ˌ)āz
: any of several mostly flat dark areas of considerable extent on the surface of the moon or Mars
obsolete
: an evil preternatural being causing nightmares
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2023
Fox, the code name of a taciturn soldier who turned up for treatment along with Flint, prefers to walk alongside the chestnut mare, Gesha, rather than ride her.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
One video also shows what the group describes as a mare ending up with a broken neck after it is chased by a helicopter in extreme heat.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 21 July 2023
The 6-year-old mare, ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, wins the $200,000 Vanity Handicap by a half-length over St Trinians at Hollywood Park.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
In June 2023, the sovereign saddled up on a black mare named Noble for his ceremonial role as Colonel in Chief of the seven regiments of the Household Division of the British Army.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Horse racing’s biggest star closes from dead last, but Blame holds off the 6-year-old mare and wins the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic under the lights Churchill Downs.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
The chestnut mare named Pretty Runaway, 7, is a quarter horse living on a mostly woman-run farm in Cameron, Ontario, her groom Autumn Purdy, known as @Emilyautumnmoto on TikTok, told McClatchy News in a phone interview.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
More accomplished riders can help round up the mares and foals; others can book an Argentine polo teacher for lessons.
—Sarah Marshall, Travel, 23 Jan. 2024
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And Brown has four horses entered to D’Amato’s three in Sunday’s Grade I Matriarch Stakes, a 1-mile turf test that has attracted 10 older fillies and mares.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2023
Fox, the code name of a taciturn soldier who turned up for treatment along with Flint, prefers to walk alongside the chestnut mare, Gesha, rather than ride her.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
One video also shows what the group describes as a mare ending up with a broken neck after it is chased by a helicopter in extreme heat.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 21 July 2023
The 6-year-old mare, ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, wins the $200,000 Vanity Handicap by a half-length over St Trinians at Hollywood Park.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
In June 2023, the sovereign saddled up on a black mare named Noble for his ceremonial role as Colonel in Chief of the seven regiments of the Household Division of the British Army.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Horse racing’s biggest star closes from dead last, but Blame holds off the 6-year-old mare and wins the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic under the lights Churchill Downs.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
The chestnut mare named Pretty Runaway, 7, is a quarter horse living on a mostly woman-run farm in Cameron, Ontario, her groom Autumn Purdy, known as @Emilyautumnmoto on TikTok, told McClatchy News in a phone interview.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
More accomplished riders can help round up the mares and foals; others can book an Argentine polo teacher for lessons.
—Sarah Marshall, Travel, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Mare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mare. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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