packhorses

plural of packhorse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for packhorses
Noun
  • The race at Sepang saw old warhorses Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton show their class in challenging conditions.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 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
Noun
  • However, when risk appetite wanes and political uncertainty mounts, foreign investors may rapidly rebalance portfolios, amplifying price volatility in sovereign debt markets.
    — , CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
  • As public backlash to data centers mounts, investors are trying to discern whether moratoriums or other hurdles could hamper forecasts for size and completion of data center projects.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Anker, arguably the king of phone chargers, created a compact, wireless, magnetic backup charger for your iPhone.
    — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • These new chargers from Ugreen are aimed at MacBook Air and Neo owners who want a power charger with a little more power.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • The mares are now shunning poor Valentine, which Puckett hopes is only temporary.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Quest Diagnostics has seen hacks impacting patient records before.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Social platforms reward single-ingredient hacks that promise outsize benefits, and cloves fit the pattern.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Candied chestnuts and violets, dark chocolates, and pralines are the specialties at Giovanni Galli, on Corso di Porta Romana.
    — Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • There are a few old chestnuts that are sort of irresistible, sort of inevitable.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The most direct routes to San Francisco and the East and South bays do not involve utilizing Highway 37.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The irony of Nordic wellness being the hottest lifestyle trend at the moment isn’t lost on Presnal, who grew up in the Turku archipelago surrounded by bays and lush forests.
    — Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
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“Packhorses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packhorses. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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