WARHORSE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

warhorse

noun

ˈwȯr-ˌhȯrs

Definition of warhorse

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 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 But these warhorses have been rejuvenated in startling ways. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 This is a warhorse expected to pull a buggy around a cottage. — Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026 Peeke, a warhorse all night, stepped into it and blasted a slapper that broke through Ullmark and hit the post. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for warhorse

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veteran

Noun

For wellness-minded readers, veterans and the parents of young athletes, how testosterone works has become more than a locker-room topic.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, Reaves would be at least the 235th military veteran executed nationwide in the modern era and the 14th veteran executed under DeSantis.

— Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026

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