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Recent Examples of warhorse Considering its financial predicament and wealth of center backs, Barca could be tempted to sell the South American warhorse if a European rival tables his asking price. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025 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 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
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veteran
Noun
  • Catherine Vautrin, a veteran of the center-right, replaced Lecornu as defense minister.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • That conviction comes alive across Portrait, a lush and fearless record co-produced by veteran trumpeter Brian Lynch.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Warhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warhorse. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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