packhorses

noun

plural of packhorse
as in warhorses

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  1. warhorses
  2. mounts
  3. chargers
  4. mares
  5. hacks
  6. chestnuts
  7. bays
Noun
  • The race at Sepang saw old warhorses Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton show their class in challenging conditions.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Perhaps most notably, the annual opera program will divert from the Pacific Symphony’s traditional Verdi and Puccini Italian operatic warhorses.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Definition of warhorses
Noun
  • Options include traditional frames (with over 50 styles to choose from), canvas prints, wood mounts, and framed canvases.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Sure, the pressure mounts, your hands get sweaty and things can go awry.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of mounts
Noun
  • Anker, arguably the king of phone chargers, created a compact, wireless, magnetic backup charger for your iPhone.
    — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • These new chargers from Ugreen are aimed at MacBook Air and Neo owners who want a power charger with a little more power.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Definition of chargers
Noun
  • The mares are now shunning poor Valentine, which Puckett hopes is only temporary.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of mares
Noun
  • Several hacks on government infrastructure underscored growing worry over the use of AI to undermine cybersecurity.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The same tools that help spot threats faster may also be creating new risks, and recent high-profile hacks underscore the fact that companies can’t be complacent.
    — HBR Editors, Harvard Business Review, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of hacks
Noun
  • Candied chestnuts and violets, dark chocolates, and pralines are the specialties at Giovanni Galli, on Corso di Porta Romana.
    — Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • There are a few old chestnuts that are sort of irresistible, sort of inevitable.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of chestnuts
Noun
  • With outsize interest in this small country, its sound stages are frequently full, and filmmakers say there is often a run on everything from lenses to edit bays to left-driving cars.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Farther south, head to the seaside village of La Parguera, a short boat ride from one of the island's three bioluminescent bays.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of bays
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