Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workhorses
Noun
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Many of Miami-Dade’s outdoor laborers, including landscapers, farmhands and construction workers, are foreign-born.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025 -
Almost 60% of Mexican laborers are considered informal wage-earners who don’t have access to social security or employment benefits like paid leave.—
Jacob Turcotte,
The Christian Science Monitor,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But the growing proportion of civilian-style vehicles in the wreckage of Russia’s 37-month wider war on Ukraine doesn’t mean there are fewer Russian tanks and fighting vehicles—the traditional mounts for mechanized troops—along the 700-mile front line.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Neck tension from improper monitor height may be resolved with adaptable screen mounts.—
Arpit Jain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With technological advancements in AI and machine learning threatening to displace workers—or, at least, that’s a fear—these innately human competencies will set businesses apart.—
Juan Carlos Santiago,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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This eliminated much of the benefit of moving North, especially for lower-skilled workers who often paid a larger share of their income for housing.—
Adam A. Millsap,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Some of these hygiene product hacks truly cross the line.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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A number of these hacks require serious power tools, never mind sharp objects like knives to cut the tops (or bottoms) off plastic water bottles.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Workhorses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workhorses. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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