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noun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-bred
Adjective
  • The study also found that the breed of dog matters, as purebred dogs lived approximately eight months longer than crossbred dogs with two or more breeds.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
  • This type of crossbred dairy cow can produce 25,000 pounds of milk, and when her milking days are over, she can be slaughtered for premium beef because of body characteristics that make her meat uniform and desirable for eating.
    Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • The only other research dog breeder according to current USDA inventories is Oak Hill Genetics based in Franklin County in Illinois, which housed about 800 mongrel hound dogs in July.
    ByMeredith Wadman, science.org, 28 Oct. 2024
  • To continue playing the songs without that mongrel soul is just cash register stuff.
    Matt Thompson, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • This hybrid of The Wizard of Oz and The Lord of the Rings expands a digital game board into a hallucinogenic place where everything — including inhabitants — is cubic, angular but soft.
    Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Lam Yik—Bloomberg/Getty Images EVs and plug-in hybrids spur demand home markets selling eBayback in 2004 BYD EV price war Explore this year's list.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Earnings could be driven by slightly higher net interest income, although the performance of other segments could be more mixed.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • So when the Yankees gave the 37-year-old a one-year, $12.5 million contract to replace Anthony Rizzo at first base, the move came with mixed reviews.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Paqueta’s performance was a factor behind West Ham restoring parity in the 86th minute, courtesy of Andy Robertson’s own goal from Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s cross.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Tonto from Harry and Tonto (1974) Art Carney won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a retiree who makes a cross country trip with his best friend, Tonto. 26.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Zoom in: High school junior Jett Hale, from Miami, Texas, fetched the reserve record with his steer, Mike, a stunning charolais crossbreed.
    Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
  • By selecting various friends in her wanderings, Sophie’s mom had spawned not just one sort of crossbreed, but several in that same litter.
    Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Half-bred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-bred. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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