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Recent Examples of workhorse
In an era in which most teams are turning to goalie tandems, Oettinger is proving to be a workhorse capable of carrying his team on a nightly basis.
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Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
But Alcantara’s impending return brings optimism to the Marlins as one of the league’s steadiest workhorses gets set to anchor their rotation once again.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Liv Morgan continues to be an absolute workhorse and a top-notch personality in the industry.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
These workhorses are generally considered to be highly reliable.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
But Alcantara’s impending return brings optimism to the Marlins as one of the league’s steadiest workhorses gets set to anchor their rotation once again.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Liv Morgan continues to be an absolute workhorse and a top-notch personality in the industry.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
These workhorses are generally considered to be highly reliable.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workhorse
Noun
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Going to celebrate the Passover, Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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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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Without its central industry, it’s become a ghost town, and one where the era of Harmony and her old friend (played by character actor James LeGros) working as child laborers(*) for Lumon comparatively feel like the good old days.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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A week later, Chinese laborers returned to Rock Springs and soon resumed coal production.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off) Parent or packhorse?—
Drew Zieff,
Outside Online,
16 July 2024
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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
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The prize is named after the King's beloved grandmother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who avidly followed horse racing and memorably passed the hobby along to her daughter, Queen Elizabeth, who bred, owned and oversaw many racehorses during her lifetime.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Fun fact: The Vanderbilt family once owned Sagamore Farm, and Plank commissioned a mural of the family's racehorse, Native Dancer, in the home.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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As public pressure mounts, Khalil’s fate remains uncertain.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The club’s hierarchy will now hope the Champions League can provide the fans with some silverware this season as pressure mounts on Arteta’s shoulders.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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Labor costs fluctuate based on accessibility and demand for skilled workers.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
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But the hiring rate is pretty soft and finding a job is harder — especially for knowledge workers.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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Use a variety of bones like knuckle bones, pig trotters and chicken feet for a better broth.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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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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Not only does the peon and con man Tom end up refashioning himself as the rich and carefree Dickie, but Highsmith’s novel itself was a retelling of Henry James’s The Ambassadors.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
19 Apr. 2024
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Not afraid but brave, not weak but empowered, not peons but partners.—
Ashley Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2024
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“Workhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workhorse. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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