Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workhorses
Noun
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The grassroots Production Assistants United movement, born partially out of the 2023 strikes, got the backing of a local laborers union in 2024.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Meanwhile, blue-collar or trade laborers are expected to remain essential.—
Eyal Lifshitz,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those not chronically online might instinctively recoil at the term brain rot, with its vaguely gory connotations, especially as concern about the potential harms of social media for adolescents mounts.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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As pressure mounts, the White House says Trump still has confidence in Kennedy.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Johnson exhorted at a Labor Day workers rally.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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In 2025, workers will claim it when filing taxes in early 2026.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Paired with the exhibit will be a collection of slavery documents from AARLCC, such as bills of sale for slaves, insurance documents, and emancipation documents, Hobbs said.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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About 11 percent of Africans brought to Grenada as slaves between 1669 and 1808 are believed to have been Sierra Leonean, like my parents, whose direct lineage avoided the ships by grace alone.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This prevents many attacks that use lookalike domain names or hacks such as DNS cache poisoning to create rogue sites masquerading as the real, trusted ones.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Crypto’s security risks are unique, and smart contract bugs or wallet hacks can wipe out funds.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Workhorses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workhorses. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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