packhorses

noun

plural of packhorse
as in warhorses

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  1. warhorses
  2. mounts
  3. chargers
  4. mares
  5. hacks
  6. chestnuts
  7. bays
Noun
  • 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
Definition of warhorses
Noun
  • As endless suspicion mounts in multiple directions, this genre-bending true crime series explores society’s explosive obsession with true crime.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • As internal discontent mounts, Chinese leaders will look to deflect it, framing the root cause as America’s civilizational rejection of China’s rise.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of mounts
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
Definition of chargers
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
Definition of mares
Noun
  • In September, for example, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said OpenAI’s management needed to take responsibility for the recent agent hacks.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • With near-daily developments and revelations of more hacks and rogue AI agents, this no longer is the stuff of science fiction.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of hacks
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
Definition of chestnuts
Noun
  • The September 2026 surge was highest where the water was directed into shallow bays and inlets.
    — Brian Tang, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The coastal flood threat has largely ended for Atlantic and Cape May counties, although high water remains a concern in some of the back bays farther north through the morning.
    — Kate Bilo, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of bays
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