archery
noun
ar·chery
ˈär-chə-rē 
1
: the art, practice, or skill of shooting with bow and arrow
2
: an archer's weapons
3
: a body of archers
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Kentucky's 2025 deer hunting season includes dates for archery, crossbow, muzzleloader, and modern gun methods.
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Bear took the archery company and continued with it in Detroit through World War II.
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This classic, family friendly dude ranch is a place to soak in a final Wild West experience, complete with horseback lessons and rides, with a bit of roping, fly fishing, skeet shootin’, archery and saloon stomping thrown in as well.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Kentucky's 2025 deer hunting season includes dates for archery, crossbow, muzzleloader, and modern gun methods.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
Bear took the archery company and continued with it in Detroit through World War II.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
This classic, family friendly dude ranch is a place to soak in a final Wild West experience, complete with horseback lessons and rides, with a bit of roping, fly fishing, skeet shootin’, archery and saloon stomping thrown in as well.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Archery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archery. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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archery
noun
ar·chery
ˈärch-(ə-)rē
: the art, practice, or skill of shooting with bow and arrow
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