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Recent Examples of workhorse
Made of Italian leather and available in five colors — including a springy pistachio green — this durable bag is a true workhorse.
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Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
That little workhorse also matched Nitecore's flow rate claims with the same 200-L/min estimate.
—New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
Casseroles are the workhorse of the Southern kitchen.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
This Amazon best-seller from Arach&Cloz is the definition of a capsule wardrobe workhorse.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
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Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
That little workhorse also matched Nitecore's flow rate claims with the same 200-L/min estimate.
—New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
Casseroles are the workhorse of the Southern kitchen.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
This Amazon best-seller from Arach&Cloz is the definition of a capsule wardrobe workhorse.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workhorse
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This is a warhorse expected to pull a buggy around a cottage.—
Jesus R. Garcia,
Houston Chronicle,
1 Feb. 2026
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Osgood Perkins’ Keeper wants to add a few wrinkles to this old warhorse’s mix.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Nov. 2025
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While the independent committee supporting Coyne is backed by Local 89, a laborers union, Crosby has been endorsed by the city’s largest labor union — the Municipal Employees Association — and the region’s largest labor organization, the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Only a few years ago, Black farm workers in the Delta settled lawsuits over claims white laborers from South Africa were paid more for the same work.—
Drew Hawkins,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off) Parent or packhorse?—
Drew Zieff,
Outside Online,
16 July 2024
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In 1811 Charles’s 21-year-old father loaded a white stallion and a packhorse with baskets of Champagne and set off for Moscow, nearly 2,000 miles away.—
Moira Hodgson,
WSJ,
30 Dec. 2021
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Since ’18-19, the winger has served valiantly as a bottom-6 high motor, a plugger who refuses to downshift during big moments.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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This tablet rocks up to 13 hours of battery life which is helpful to keep your kids engaged and attentive without constantly being asked where the plugger is.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Aug. 2025
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What does the phrase squeaky bum time, the racehorse Devon Loch, and the Portuguese proverb ‘morrer na prais’ all have in common?—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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In the meantime, to switch sports for a moment, OpenAI is like a fractious racehorse.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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And his rider, Flavien Prat, has a knack for outrunning the odds with his mounts in Triple Crown races.—
Steve Kornacki,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Mike Smith has the most Derby mounts of any jockey in the race's history with 28, followed closely by Velazquez with 26.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Much like the demonstrations two decades ago, organizers on Friday also called for a general boycott — no school, no work, no shopping — in an effort to demand that the country put workers above billionaires by taxing the rich.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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On Friday afternoon, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 57-year-old worker as Thomas Darcy, a Schaumburg resident.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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In the East Village, the stylish Hunan Slurp is known for spicy stir fries and less common proteins, including frog, pig trotter, and century egg.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The race welcomed para-athletes, and trotters with strollers were also invited to take part.—
Dylan Olsen,
CBS News,
27 Nov. 2025
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“Workhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workhorse. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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