workhorses

plural of workhorse

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Many of Miami-Dade’s outdoor laborers, including landscapers, farmhands and construction workers, are foreign-born.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Almost 60% of Mexican laborers are considered informal wage-earners who don’t have access to social security or employment benefits like paid leave.
    Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But the growing proportion of civilian-style vehicles in the wreckage of Russia’s 37-month wider war on Ukraine doesn’t mean there are fewer Russian tanks and fighting vehicles—the traditional mounts for mechanized troops—along the 700-mile front line.
    David Axe, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Neck tension from improper monitor height may be resolved with adaptable screen mounts.
    Arpit Jain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • With technological advancements in AI and machine learning threatening to displace workers—or, at least, that’s a fear—these innately human competencies will set businesses apart.
    Juan Carlos Santiago, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This eliminated much of the benefit of moving North, especially for lower-skilled workers who often paid a larger share of their income for housing.
    Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Some of these hygiene product hacks truly cross the line.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
  • A number of these hacks require serious power tools, never mind sharp objects like knives to cut the tops (or bottoms) off plastic water bottles.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Workhorses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workhorses. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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