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Recent Examples of packhorse
Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off)
Parent or packhorse?
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Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 July 2024
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
The jeep came into being in 1940, born of a need for a new breed of mechanized packhorse that could carry men and messages to the front lines with speed and agility and not necessarily with the benefit of roads.
—Murray Rubenstein, Popular Mechanics, 21 Oct. 2020
Foot and packhorse traffic through the pass peaked around A.D. 1000, in the Viking Age, when mobility and trade were at a height in Europe, the researchers write.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2020
The packhorse was Witt—the same kid who was spotted after his team’s state semifinal win in June picking up trash in the dugout.
—Joan Niesen, SI.com, 10 July 2019
Ted DeGrazia rode into the Superstition Mountains, a string of packhorses in tow.
—Ron Dungan, azcentral, 16 Jan. 2016
Unlike many New Deal projects, the packhorse plan required help from locals.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 21 June 2017
The Department of Justice countersued, producing evidence dating back more than a century showing that the public and the government consistently used the trail for packhorses and hike-ins.
—Monte Reel, Bloomberg.com, 27 Oct. 2017
Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 July 2024
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
The jeep came into being in 1940, born of a need for a new breed of mechanized packhorse that could carry men and messages to the front lines with speed and agility and not necessarily with the benefit of roads.
—Murray Rubenstein, Popular Mechanics, 21 Oct. 2020
Foot and packhorse traffic through the pass peaked around A.D. 1000, in the Viking Age, when mobility and trade were at a height in Europe, the researchers write.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2020
The packhorse was Witt—the same kid who was spotted after his team’s state semifinal win in June picking up trash in the dugout.
—Joan Niesen, SI.com, 10 July 2019
Ted DeGrazia rode into the Superstition Mountains, a string of packhorses in tow.
—Ron Dungan, azcentral, 16 Jan. 2016
Unlike many New Deal projects, the packhorse plan required help from locals.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 21 June 2017
The Department of Justice countersued, producing evidence dating back more than a century showing that the public and the government consistently used the trail for packhorses and hike-ins.
—Monte Reel, Bloomberg.com, 27 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for packhorse
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The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, that warhorse of English traditionalism, is mentioned six times, and his plangent music—invoking a lost, idyllic England; a greener, more pleasant land—could easily be the novel’s soundtrack.—
Charles McGrath,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2024
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At 33, Watt is young enough not to be tired of even the most familiar rock radio warhorses.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2024
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The special edition is meant to be a celebration of American ingenuity and 60 years of racing success for its iconic pony car.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
10 Jan. 2025
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The organization has taken in over 100 animals, including a pony, and are continuing to take in animals for emergency boarding.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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The pair co-owns a 3-year-old racehorse, March of Time, that won for the first time at Santa Anita last week.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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This book that tells the compelling story of world famous racehorse, Alydar and his career, the gruesome details of his mysterious death, and the long process of unearthing of the facts and the shameless greed of those around the horse.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
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More than 1 million trotters will participate in those races.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
26 Nov. 2024
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The news comes hot on the trotters of social media sensation Moo Deng at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand earlier this year.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
6 Nov. 2024
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As frustration mounts, a once-fringe idea regains traction: secession.—
Dr. Alex Gold,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The motorized mount features a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that allows for an impressive 10 hours of uninterrupted stargazing.—
Gemma Lavender,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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For just $33 for three bras, this set is a really affordable workhorse.—
Dana Leigh Smith,
Glamour,
16 Jan. 2025
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Many of these new PCs were based on an impressive array of new processors from Intel, AMD, Qualcomm and Nvidia that promise to bring a new set of capabilities to our workhorse devices.—
Bob O’Donnell,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Acceptable modes of transit include a 1969 Mini Cooper, any model of Range Rover that Prince Philip once drove, or a hackney carriage.—
Simon Webster,
The New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2023
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Feinberg is still driving under the same hackney carriage medallion that he was issued in 1975, according to police.—
Danny McDonald,
BostonGlobe.com,
10 July 2018
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Ware’s uncle, Carlos Pedraza, said the horse is a quarter horse.—
Tiffani Arnold,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Nov. 2024
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The death toll over a serious equine virus at Los Alamitos grew to 12, with five more horses euthanized after an outbreak of equine infectious anemia (EIA) in the barn of quarter horse hall of fame trainer Heath Taylor.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Oct. 2024
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“Packhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packhorse. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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