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Synonyms & Antonyms for colt
Synonyms
abecedarian, apprentice, babe, beginner, cub, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, novice, novitiate, punk, recruit, rook, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro, virgin
Antonyms
old hand, old-timer, vet, veteran
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Good effort likely, even though this colt is 0-for-3 at Saratoga. — Bob Clancy, courant.com, "Clancy’s Call: Saratoga," 30 Aug. 2019 This 4-year-old colt has never been off the board in 11 starts but this is his first Grade 1 start. — Los Angeles Times, "Racing! It’s a wide open Pacific Classic," 17 Aug. 2019 The big colt came down with an infection two days after the Derby and has not run since. — Joe Drape, New York Times, "Country House’s Trainer Can’t Quite Embrace His Kentucky Derby Win," 9 Aug. 2019 Both were unraced colts, Charge A Bunch was 2 and Carson Valley was 3. — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: Racing! A difficult morning at Del Mar," 19 July 2019 Secretariat holds the Belmont record of 2:24.0, set when the colt won the 1973 race by 31 lengths and became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years. — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al.com, "Belmont Stakes 2019: When is post time for Saturday’s race?," 8 June 2019 In the final furlong, the two colts were so close to each other that Cauthen could not use the whip right-handed. — John Cherwa, latimes.com, "Racing! Affirmed comes in at No. 5 in Triple Crown poll," 4 June 2018 The second favorite is a very lightly raced colt for Bob Baffert and Joe Talamo. — John Cherwa, latimes.com, "Racing! Congratulations to Sir Winston," 9 June 2019 The colt will be the only competitor to tackle all three Triple Crown races this season. — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al.com, "Rewinding the Belmont Stakes 2019: Sir Winston wins," 8 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'colt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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