warhorses

noun

plural of warhorse
as in veterans
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 warhorses 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 But these warhorses have been rejuvenated in startling ways. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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veterans
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  • The cost to book the arena in those days was a whopping $1,000 a night, though that was discounted to $688 for the American Legion veterans.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The new microdramas platform from Hollywood veterans Jana Winograde, Susan Rovner and Lloyd Braun has launched with an initial slate of projects spanning the horror, comedy and animation genres.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Warhorses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warhorses. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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