as in veteran
a person with long experience in a specified area
a warhorse who's survived far nastier campaigns in his long political career
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Recent Examples of warhorse
Ride Giannis Into the Paint—and the Pacers Into the Ground
With no Lillard for now, the Bucks’ offensive warhorse is back to full-time duty.
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Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The National Symphony Orchestra is planning warhorses by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich and world premieres by Carlos Simon, the Kennedy Center’s composer in residence; Valerie Coleman; and others.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
All three warhorses will be first-ballot Hall of Famers.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The starting pitching is really, really good, with Zack Wheeler one of the game’s best, Aaron Nola a 200-inning warhorse, and Cristopher Sanchez continuing to male bold strides.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The National Symphony Orchestra is planning warhorses by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich and world premieres by Carlos Simon, the Kennedy Center’s composer in residence; Valerie Coleman; and others.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
All three warhorses will be first-ballot Hall of Famers.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The starting pitching is really, really good, with Zack Wheeler one of the game’s best, Aaron Nola a 200-inning warhorse, and Cristopher Sanchez continuing to male bold strides.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warhorse
veteran
Noun
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Vance, a Marine veteran, is touring a multi-agency Federal Joint Operations Center as well as a Federal Mobile Command Center.—
Sarah Beth Hensley,
ABC News,
20 June 2025
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According to Whitney Decker, Travis Decker, a veteran, was suffering from mental health issues at the time.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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“Warhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warhorse. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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