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Recent Examples of archer
At his best, Towns shoots like an archer, drives to the hoop like a rugby bruiser, and glides on his pivot foot, one smooth semicircle after another, like a grade-school protractor with its point puncturing the paper.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Sagittarius: Jessica Huang from Fresh Off the Boat Jessica is direct and blunt, like the archer.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 May 2025
This anxiety is most common among hunters and competitive archers.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
The rotating caliper head means that it can be used by both left-handed and right-handed archers.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Sagittarius: Jessica Huang from Fresh Off the Boat Jessica is direct and blunt, like the archer.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 May 2025
This anxiety is most common among hunters and competitive archers.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
The rotating caliper head means that it can be used by both left-handed and right-handed archers.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archer
Noun
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Jake Paul just dropped $39 million on Southlands, a nearly 5,700-acre sportsman's estate in Georgia's Decatur County known for its rich history, enduring prestige, and a 30-acre duck pond.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 June 2025
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Furthermore, Lee’s home state of Utah has among the highest per capita numbers of sportsmen.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Ephesus also includes the remains of the Temple of Artemis (or Diana) a huntress and goddess of fertility.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Located in a panoramic point of Villa d’Este, the Grotto of Diana, the goddess huntress symbolizing virtue, is a cruciform plan nymphaeum located in the Cardinal’s Walk and was built between 1570 and 1572 by Paolo Calandrino.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Florida’s native flamingo population, thought to be in the thousands, was wiped out in the early 1900s by hunters seeking the birds’ feathers and meat.—
Roger Simmons,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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However, its initial observations have also highlighted its credentials as an asteroid hunter.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
30 June 2025
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The petition stated that Jordan served three combat tours totaling 33 months, often in perilous positions as a helicopter gunner, earning him various medals and an honorable discharge.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Sure, it can be done when a big bevy has been feeding and rises in scattered section; just slowly enough so a gunner has time to select his shots.—
Nash Buckingham,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Basketball star Angel Reese won sportswoman of the year for the third year in a row.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
10 June 2025
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Felix Sanchez Arrazola / Alamy Stock Photo Cheptegei, who finished 44th in Paris, is the third elite sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
10 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Even today, falconers in the Middle East still regard the gyrfalcon as the most prestigious bird, often breeding them selectively for sport and tradition.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Over the following days, participants can marvel as local Kazakh falconers compete on horseback with their eagles in tow, participating in rigorous contests that showcase the natural instincts and abilities of the birds.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Her husband of 36 years – and exactly one week – stayed home with their 2-year-old goldendoodle, Orion, named like the huntsman placed among the stars by a god, and their black Jeep in the driveway.—
Sharif Paget,
CNN,
3 Oct. 2024
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The drawing room had been wallpapered with pictures of huntsmen, onto whose faces the two eldest boys, Jacob and Wilhelm (born in 1785 and 1786, respectively), would cheekily pencil in beards.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
4 Nov. 2024
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“Archer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archer. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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