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
An all-situations warhorse throughout his NHL career, and the defensive engine for the 2023 Cup champions, Pietrangelo, on June 30, released an alarming update about his health.
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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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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The Patriots had a busy offseason, adding top free agents wide receiver Romeo Doubs, safety Kevin Byard, edge defender Dre’Mont Jones and guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, among other veterans.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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And didn’t veteran NFL draft analysts such as the NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah, the former Eagles, Ravens and Browns scout from El Cajon, and The Athletic’s Dane Brugler place Simpson at 37th and 41st on their top-50 lists?—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Warhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warhorse. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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