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While best known for its workhorse graphics processing units (GPUs), Nvidia has transformed into a one-stop-shop for AI computing, offering additional types of non-GPU processors and the networking technology that enables all the chips to talk to each other.
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CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Clark doesn’t need to be a workhorse in March or April, given the presence of senior right-handers Frank Costabile and Ryan Harris, both Illinois-Chicago recruits, at the front of the rotation.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The under-$100 dutch oven is another must-have kitchen workhorse, and it’s even endorsed by chef Bobby Flay.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
Tough stretch Quinn Hughes and Brock Faber are the Wild’s workhorse, no-doubt top defense pair.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Clark doesn’t need to be a workhorse in March or April, given the presence of senior right-handers Frank Costabile and Ryan Harris, both Illinois-Chicago recruits, at the front of the rotation.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The under-$100 dutch oven is another must-have kitchen workhorse, and it’s even endorsed by chef Bobby Flay.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
Tough stretch Quinn Hughes and Brock Faber are the Wild’s workhorse, no-doubt top defense pair.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workhorse
Noun
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This is a warhorse expected to pull a buggy around a cottage.—
Jesus R. Garcia,
Houston Chronicle,
1 Feb. 2026
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Osgood Perkins’ Keeper wants to add a few wrinkles to this old warhorse’s mix.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In contrast, the Fraternal Order of Eagles advocated for pensions for industrial wage laborers—for people who had worked in jobs that wore out their bodies and left them physically unable to work.—
Trevor Jackson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Harris survived because his older sister, Rosa, worked as a slave laborer in the concentration camp outside of Dęblin.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off) Parent or packhorse?—
Drew Zieff,
Outside Online,
16 July 2024
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In 1811 Charles’s 21-year-old father loaded a white stallion and a packhorse with baskets of Champagne and set off for Moscow, nearly 2,000 miles away.—
Moira Hodgson,
WSJ,
30 Dec. 2021
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Since ’18-19, the winger has served valiantly as a bottom-6 high motor, a plugger who refuses to downshift during big moments.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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This tablet rocks up to 13 hours of battery life which is helpful to keep your kids engaged and attentive without constantly being asked where the plugger is.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Aug. 2025
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What does the phrase squeaky bum time, the racehorse Devon Loch, and the Portuguese proverb ‘morrer na prais’ all have in common?—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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In the meantime, to switch sports for a moment, OpenAI is like a fractious racehorse.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Recent Easter weekend shootings have thrust teen violence back into the spotlight, as pressure mounts to keep crime down ahead of this summer’s FIFA World Cup games, the AJC’s Riley Bunch reports.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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But while critics of Swalwell’s mount attacks on his record, Dan Morley, an organizer with Indivisible Tri-Valley, said the congressman has been engaged on several local immigration issues.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, these workers fell below the threshold of hours needed to qualify for health benefits.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Here’s hoping that Nitehawk’s union-busting management learns from Alamo’s fatal self-own, signs a mutually respectful contract with its workers, and continues to provide a blessedly phone-free theatrical experience.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the East Village, the stylish Hunan Slurp is known for spicy stir fries and less common proteins, including frog, pig trotter, and century egg.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The race welcomed para-athletes, and trotters with strollers were also invited to take part.—
Dylan Olsen,
CBS News,
27 Nov. 2025
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“Workhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workhorse. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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