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Recent Examples of warhorse There will be one classical warhorse, one nearly-new title and one Broadway-style show. Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 2 June 2025 While the loss of Zach Hyman is potentially a big one, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (5-13-18), Evander Kane (5-6-11), defenseman Evan Bouchard (6-11-17) and 40-year-old warhorse Corey Perry (7-3-10) have all been in the thick of things. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025 Cisco Systems The old tech warhorse, still crucial to many tech systems, will report Wednesday after the bell. Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 13 May 2025 Broadway theaters subsist on stunt-cast revivals of old warhorses; book publishers rely disproportionately on backlist sales. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for warhorse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warhorse
veteran
Noun
  • The veteran safety, one of only two first-string defensive backs to start and finish the game Sunday, sat alone in his locker still draped in nearly all his game attire, minus the jersey and shoulder pads.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The veteran forward brought his family to live with him in Miami and dedicated the second half of his summer to getting acclimated to the area.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Warhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warhorse. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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