as in veteran
a person with long experience in a specified area
a warhorse who's survived far nastier campaigns in his long political career
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Recent Examples of warhorse
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.
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Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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
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
All those slick remakes of beloved old properties, all those paint-by-numbers genre warhorses with beloved movie stars in the lead.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 16 Sep. 2024
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Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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
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
All those slick remakes of beloved old properties, all those paint-by-numbers genre warhorses with beloved movie stars in the lead.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 16 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for warhorse
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“Warhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warhorse. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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