WORKHORSES Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

workhorses

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plural of workhorse

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Noun

The two old warhorses spent six years together at Madrid and won four Champions League titles.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
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

Definition of warhorses

Noun

His articles argued that migrant laborers were essential to California agriculture yet often faced hostility, poverty and unsafe living conditions.

— James Ward, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Management balanced multiple factors before choosing the site, prioritizing the regional availability of industrial laborers, logistical links to western power grids, and local economic development programs.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

Definition of laborers

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Cavalry officers from around the world, including the United States and United Kingdom, argued strongly against trading their lovely mounts for new tanks.

— Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
The design mounts graphics processing units in compute trays that sit vertically instead of horizontally to boost density and reduce latency, and had been slated to debut with Vera Rubin Ultra, Nvidia's next-generation rack-scale system, in 2027.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Definition of mounts

Noun

For that reason, pouches are one of our favorite travel hacks, serving as mini go-bags during a flight and an easy way to stay organized on the go.

— Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
While there are plenty of internet hacks, from storing it with an onion to submerging it in water (a trend that went viral and was later cautioned against by the FDA), not all of them are equally effective.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 July 2026

Definition of hacks

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Adopted by the Atlanta City Council this spring, the initiative offers a framework to hold the city accountable for protecting workers’ rights and address the needs of vulnerable populations, among other goals, during World Cup games.

— DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
The plaintiffs’ lawyers said in a statement that the lawsuit asks for one thing — preserving the status quo to keep the workers employed pending arbitration.

— Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Definition of workers

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Anker, arguably the king of phone chargers, created a compact, wireless, magnetic backup charger for your iPhone.

— Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
These new chargers from Ugreen are aimed at MacBook Air and Neo owners who want a power charger with a little more power.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

Definition of chargers

Noun

Barton’s pseudo-scholarship furnished Christian nationalists with valuable ammunition, but the movement needed foot soldiers.

— Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
The result is child foot soldiers hired as hitmen, becoming both the perpetrators of crime and the victims of criminals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026

Definition of foot soldiers

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