Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workhorses
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Politicians are borrowing Rehmet’s pro-labor messaging Looking toward the March 3 primary, Rottinghaus said this is the first time in a generation that laborers make up a significant part of the ballot from either party.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Founded in 1952, during a period of employee unrest at Disney, TAG emerged to protect creative workers who were too often dismissed as technicians or low-level laborers.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2026
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Soaring property taxes are shaping up as a key issue in the March primary elections, with candidates trading blame as the pressure mounts.—
Joe Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Pressure mounts on the prime minister That skepticism has gained traction with British lawmakers across partisan lines, with Starmer facing a ferocious backlash from within his own party.—
Emmet Lyons,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Remains found amid search in Mexico MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities on Friday announced the discovery of bodies and remains in the northwestern state of Sinaloa in an area of an ongoing search for 10 missing workers from a Canadian gold and silver mine.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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The incident, which released flammable hydrocarbons, injured four workers and forced 14 schools into lockdown.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Drone task force security model Haiti National Police Director Andre Jonas Vladimir Paraison said gang leaders are running and hiding while deploying their foot soldiers to the front lines.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Congress has become the president’s foot soldiers.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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Spain brought the crop to the island in the 1500s and set up massive plantations manned by slaves.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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My maternal grandfather, Frederick Douglas Fisher—both of his parents were slaves.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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There's the perfect number of underwear to bring, hacks for packing for short trips, hacks for packing for long trips, and everything in between.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2026
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Soaking seeds in water hacks that protection system and makes seeds sprout faster.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Workhorses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workhorses. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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