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Recent Examples of packhorse
Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off)
Parent or packhorse?
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Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 July 2024
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
The jeep came into being in 1940, born of a need for a new breed of mechanized packhorse that could carry men and messages to the front lines with speed and agility and not necessarily with the benefit of roads.
—Murray Rubenstein, Popular Mechanics, 21 Oct. 2020
Foot and packhorse traffic through the pass peaked around A.D. 1000, in the Viking Age, when mobility and trade were at a height in Europe, the researchers write.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2020
The packhorse was Witt—the same kid who was spotted after his team’s state semifinal win in June picking up trash in the dugout.
—Joan Niesen, SI.com, 10 July 2019
The Department of Justice countersued, producing evidence dating back more than a century showing that the public and the government consistently used the trail for packhorses and hike-ins.
—Monte Reel, Bloomberg.com, 27 Oct. 2017
Unlike many New Deal projects, the packhorse plan required help from locals.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 22 June 2017
Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 July 2024
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
The jeep came into being in 1940, born of a need for a new breed of mechanized packhorse that could carry men and messages to the front lines with speed and agility and not necessarily with the benefit of roads.
—Murray Rubenstein, Popular Mechanics, 21 Oct. 2020
Foot and packhorse traffic through the pass peaked around A.D. 1000, in the Viking Age, when mobility and trade were at a height in Europe, the researchers write.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2020
The packhorse was Witt—the same kid who was spotted after his team’s state semifinal win in June picking up trash in the dugout.
—Joan Niesen, SI.com, 10 July 2019
The Department of Justice countersued, producing evidence dating back more than a century showing that the public and the government consistently used the trail for packhorses and hike-ins.
—Monte Reel, Bloomberg.com, 27 Oct. 2017
Unlike many New Deal projects, the packhorse plan required help from locals.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 22 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for packhorse
Noun
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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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Peeke, a warhorse all night, stepped into it and blasted a slapper that broke through Ullmark and hit the post.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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For the collaborative Callsign Low sneaker, the shoe is built in layered canvas, with leather, and a pony hair upper, while the Callsign Mule Shroud introduces removable lace covers, leather and canvas paneling, and a unique snap-off component that allow the silhouette to change.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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It was usually tied up in a haphazard pony.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
29 Jan. 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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Soon, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police launched a helicopter search-and-rescue operation, while Nicholas' father — multimillionaire racehorse owner Alfred Vanderbilt — funded his own search team.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Attractions Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens mounts whimsical, large-scale floral displays in the Bellagio’s lobby.—
Roger Kisby,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Year of the Horse will bring at least two new iterations of the Nike‘s four-decade old running franchise named for a mythical mount, as the company unveiled Tuesday both the Pegasus 42 and the ACG Pegasus Trail.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But that weeknight dinner workhorse can also moonlight as a surprisingly effective cleaning tool.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
25 Feb. 2026
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During busy weeks, the slow cooker can be a kitchen workhorse that helps get dinner on the table, from chili to pot roast to a hearty chicken meal.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2026
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Acceptable modes of transit include a 1969 Mini Cooper, any model of Range Rover that Prince Philip once drove, or a hackney carriage.—
Simon Webster,
The New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2023
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Feinberg is still driving under the same hackney carriage medallion that he was issued in 1975, according to police.—
Danny McDonald,
BostonGlobe.com,
10 July 2018
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The organization lacks jurisdiction over quarter horses, such as Js on Fire, or other racing breeds, which are instead regulated by state commissions that operate under reciprocal enforcement agreements but do not uniformly adopt testing thresholds or methods.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The racing board demanded action by Los Alamitos management after three quarter horses died in separate incidents during the Nov. 23 races.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Packhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packhorse. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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