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Recent Examples of workhorse
This ribbed tank is a wardrobe workhorse that punches above its $15 price tag.
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Vanessa L. Powell, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
If CeraVe is the workhorse and Cyklar is the nourisher, this find is the perfect finishing touch.
—Olivia Cefalu, InStyle, 23 May 2026
This is the real workhorse that your chaotic entryway might be missing.
—Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
In any case, Rittenhouse has become known as being an affordable, workhorse rye, and a favorite of many bartenders, with deep spice and fruit notes, an ability to shine through other ingredients at 100 proof, and overall versatility.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 May 2026
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Vanessa L. Powell, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
If CeraVe is the workhorse and Cyklar is the nourisher, this find is the perfect finishing touch.
—Olivia Cefalu, InStyle, 23 May 2026
This is the real workhorse that your chaotic entryway might be missing.
—Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
In any case, Rittenhouse has become known as being an affordable, workhorse rye, and a favorite of many bartenders, with deep spice and fruit notes, an ability to shine through other ingredients at 100 proof, and overall versatility.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workhorse
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Perhaps most notably, the annual opera program will divert from the Pacific Symphony’s traditional Verdi and Puccini Italian operatic warhorses.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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But these warhorses have been rejuvenated in startling ways.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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His death comes as scores of Palestinian laborers have been killed or arrested trying to enter Israel, and as violence flares in Gaza and the West Bank despite a fragile ceasefire.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Here, Chinese laborers, factory workers, seamstresses, nail technicians, and cooks take glorious center stage, their lives and deepest yearnings made epic.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 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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The Jacksons, who created an endowment to assist with equine disease research at Pennsylvania, say that across the industry, racehorse aftercare practices have improved over the past 20 years.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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As Black-Eyed Susan day got underway at Laurel Park on Friday, racehorse 'Hit Zero' died in his debut.—
Drew Aunkst,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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Yet the story of the toiler turned tycoon persisted.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The jets have six underwing mounts for bombs or rockets as well as a 25-millimeter cannon that can fire 300 rounds, according to the Wings Over the Rockies aviation museum.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Its staff on Wednesday hoisted the cannons, weighing up to 1500 pounds (680 kilograms) apiece, onto custom display mounts that staffers likened to giant wine racks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Gang intervention workers have been credited by city officials as one of the factors behind significant reductions in violent crime in recent years, with homicides and shootings both falling to near-historic lows.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The implosion occurred during a shift change, and the six workers whose bodies were found were in an area of the site where workers would go before their shift, Matt Amos, Longview fire battalion chief, said, per The Guardian.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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“Workhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workhorse. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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