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
Crimson Tide Year: 1995 Director: Tony Scott Runtime: 2h 3m
Crimson Tide is from a time when Washington was the brash up-and-comer and Gene Hackman was the warhorse veteran.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: For an old warhorse, Freaky Friday looks darn cute.
—Kirk Honeycutt, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
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
Broadway theaters subsist on stunt-cast revivals of old warhorses; book publishers rely disproportionately on backlist sales.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: For an old warhorse, Freaky Friday looks darn cute.
—Kirk Honeycutt, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
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
Broadway theaters subsist on stunt-cast revivals of old warhorses; book publishers rely disproportionately on backlist sales.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warhorse
veteran
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That’s when Young and Davis are expected to be the top veterans on a team that features a young nucleus that includes Alex Sarr, Kyshawn George, Bilal Coulibaly, Tre Johnson, Bub Carrington, Will Riley and others.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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With two veterans gone, Coach Tyronn Lue will be looking deeper down the bench for help, especially late in games.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Warhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warhorse. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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