as in veterans
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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veterans
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The top-four right side isn’t pretty with Gudas and Trouba, a couple of physical, hard-nosed veterans who are serviceable, but likely to get caved in with high-leverage roles.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025 -
McDaniel gave both Grant and Savaiianaea credit for being steadfast in their commitment to improvement yet also encouraged his veterans to be better to avoid the rookies’ struggles being so magnified.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Warhorses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warhorses. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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