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
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.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
There will be one classical warhorse, one nearly-new title and one Broadway-style show.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 2 June 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
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.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
There will be one classical warhorse, one nearly-new title and one Broadway-style show.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 2 June 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
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.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warhorse
veteran
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Co-founder Theo Dumont has enlisted industry veteran Jeff Pryor as strategic advisor for the Dubai launch.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Alt, who is coming off an outstanding rookie season and was a left tackle at Notre Dame, was replaced by veteran Trey Pipkins III.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Warhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warhorse. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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