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Recent Examples of workhorse
Head coach Riley Dodge said his workhorse back is fully recovered.
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
The bulb vegetable is a workhorse used on sandwiches, burgers, tacos, and nachos as well as in sauces, salads, meatloaf, and more.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Starship, the most powerful rocket ever launched and many times larger than SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9, is also key for launching heavier Starlink satellites essential to the company’s lucrative mobile broadband goals.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
With Hubbard nursing a calf injury, Dowdle was a certified workhorse in the backfield.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
The bulb vegetable is a workhorse used on sandwiches, burgers, tacos, and nachos as well as in sauces, salads, meatloaf, and more.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Starship, the most powerful rocket ever launched and many times larger than SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9, is also key for launching heavier Starlink satellites essential to the company’s lucrative mobile broadband goals.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
With Hubbard nursing a calf injury, Dowdle was a certified workhorse in the backfield.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workhorse
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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
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Peeke, a warhorse all night, stepped into it and blasted a slapper that broke through Ullmark and hit the post.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Mayor Bass also secured 17 positions for supply and maintenance staffing, including heavy-duty mechanics, mechanic helpers, tire repairers, maintenance laborers, toolroom workers, truck operators and more.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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An illiterate laborer and cook, Lee joined the Shaking Quaker sect in 1758.—
Claire Messud,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 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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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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Parker Knutson's football season at Southwest Minnesota State started like a racehorse bursting out of the gates; five interceptions in his first three games matching last year's total.—
Ren Clayton,
CBS News,
21 Nov. 2025
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The track was briefly placed on probation by the CHRB in 2020 due to a spate of racehorse deaths.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
11 Nov. 2025
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These silicone SaharaCase mounts can stick your AirTag to any surface, ensuring it won’t get left behind.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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As suspicion mounts, both women must navigate lies, danger, and their own pasts to survive—and find the truth.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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The same Georgia plant where Hyundai plans to test out Atlas was the site of a federal immigration raid last year that led to the arrests of hundreds of workers, including more than 300 South Korean citizens.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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Karmen Black, a licensed social worker and Minneapolis resident, received the Heroic Act Award from the United States Lifesaving Association on Monday during a ceremony at Minneapolis Fire Station 5.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
6 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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His sweetbreads in pig trotter ragu evoke his memories of eating pork knuckle at his grandmother’s house.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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“Workhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workhorse. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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