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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
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
Unlike many New Deal projects, the packhorse plan required help from locals.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 22 June 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
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
Unlike many New Deal projects, the packhorse plan required help from locals.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 22 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for packhorse
Noun
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This is a warhorse expected to pull a buggy around a cottage.—
Jesus R. Garcia,
Houston Chronicle,
1 Feb. 2026
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Osgood Perkins’ Keeper wants to add a few wrinkles to this old warhorse’s mix.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The event was held at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton and featured a 1-mile walk followed by a carnival with axe throwing, rock climbing, a petting zoo, pony rides, face painting and more.—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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Families can also enjoy the petting zoo, pony rides, and country store, plus the Easter bunny and egg hunts around the holiday.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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What does the phrase squeaky bum time, the racehorse Devon Loch, and the Portuguese proverb ‘morrer na prais’ all have in common?—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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In the meantime, to switch sports for a moment, OpenAI is like a fractious racehorse.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the East Village, the stylish Hunan Slurp is known for spicy stir fries and less common proteins, including frog, pig trotter, and century egg.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The race welcomed para-athletes, and trotters with strollers were also invited to take part.—
Dylan Olsen,
CBS News,
27 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Pressure mounts on Congress to return The backlash playing out online is fueling other pressure as well.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The announcement comes as pressure from customers and consumer advocates mounts on technology companies to cover rising energy costs tied to the AI infrastructure boom.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Who could have seen that coming, especially when the utilitarian vehicle now universally known as the Defender (among the uninitiated) was employed almost exclusively as a workhorse, not as a trinket?—
Simon de Burton,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2026
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While best known for its workhorse graphics processing units (GPUs), Nvidia has transformed into a one-stop-shop for AI computing, offering additional types of non-GPU processors and the networking technology that enables all the chips to talk to each other.—
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CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The organization lacks jurisdiction over quarter horses, such as Js on Fire, or other racing breeds, which are instead regulated by state commissions that operate under reciprocal enforcement agreements but do not uniformly adopt testing thresholds or methods.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The racing board demanded action by Los Alamitos management after three quarter horses died in separate incidents during the Nov. 23 races.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Packhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packhorse. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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