Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workhorses
Noun
-
The news stunned California, where Chavez rose to national prominence in the mid-1960s as a galvanizing force for better pay and working conditions for agricultural laborers.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026 -
Occupations such as construction laborers, janitors, electricians, barbers, and bartenders, may largely be in the clear, whereas accountants, office clerks, customer service reps, and software developers could be the hardest hit.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Unfortunately for Jorgensen, just about every Big Ten roster has a post player like Fielder — long, quick pluggers with a hard elbow in your ribs and a soft touch at the rim.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
The announcement comes as pressure from customers and consumer advocates mounts on technology companies to cover rising energy costs tied to the AI infrastructure boom.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
-
The officers have a shift schedule in place and a vet on standby to make sure their mounts don’t overheat.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
And so the actor and filmmaker ended up donating $250,000 worth of Visa gift cards to TSA workers at the Atlanta airport on March 27.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
-
Quintal, who was transported to Broward Health Medical Center with injuries along with Wilson, was placed on workers’ comp leave.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Fans became zealous cultural foot soldiers, streaming, voting and building global communities on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.—
Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
-
His two foot soldiers now riddled with bullets had bombed the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson on a foggy night nine months earlier and were en route to bomb a Jewish leader’s home when police gunned them down.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
The commodities produced by slaves — sugar, tobacco, rum, and molasses — were shipped back to Europe, making vast amounts of money for British banks and the plantation owners in Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
-
Trump has argued that the amendment, ratified in 1868, was intended to confer citizenship to the children of slaves.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
While data breaches and hacks can trigger financial loss and chaos—from data-wiping to hospital shutdowns—the activities usually stop short of causing widespread loss of life or devastating physical destruction.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2026
-
The episodes will also be available to stream on-demand on Peacock the day after airing on TV, however the streamer does not offer a free trial (although there are a few hacks; more on that here and below).—
Erin Lassner,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Workhorses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workhorses. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
