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Recent Examples of bowman
At 34 yards, the bowman sent a Rage 2-blade, 100-grain broadhead arrow through the deer’s chest.
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
The aid included a task force leader, three boat operators, three boat bowmen and three boat support personnel.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 8 July 2025
Sarah and Nyles hit it off, a twilight hookup is interrupted by a mysterious bowman (J.K. Simmons) who shoots Nyles, and a concerned Sarah wanders into a mysterious cave.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 July 2020
In 2004, a lone bowman tried to shoot down a coast guard helicopter, and two years later the Sentinelese killed a pair of Indian crab fishermen who drifted ashore.
—Alex Perry, Outside Online, 24 July 2019
Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
The aid included a task force leader, three boat operators, three boat bowmen and three boat support personnel.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 8 July 2025
Sarah and Nyles hit it off, a twilight hookup is interrupted by a mysterious bowman (J.K. Simmons) who shoots Nyles, and a concerned Sarah wanders into a mysterious cave.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 July 2020
In 2004, a lone bowman tried to shoot down a coast guard helicopter, and two years later the Sentinelese killed a pair of Indian crab fishermen who drifted ashore.
—Alex Perry, Outside Online, 24 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowman
Noun
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Every year, a team of oarsmen are tasked with finding the swans on a stretch of the Thames.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
16 July 2025
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Hundreds of refugees began rushing the rowboats; once those were filled, the oarsmen, worried about capsizing and afraid of being stranded, began beating people back.—
Casey Cep,
The New Yorker,
24 June 2024
Noun
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In turn, a wooden oar signed by Fleck was delivered to Stommes home.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Chinese take-out eatery included a dining area themed to look like a Tiki lounge with bamboo, oars, totems and puffer fish lamps.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Boating Party, on the other hand, features an athletic rower in smart clothing, perched front and center.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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But Grace Menke, who was a Yale rower, and her nine objectors-appellants face challenging odds.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While expeditions in the early 1990s deciphered crucial insights into the ship’s final moments, one expedition drew sharp criticism after a crewman’s body was found.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Among those saved were two Korean babies born on board, and the last surviving American crewman, all set to join this year’s event.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Written by Lin, Crew Girl is described as a frothy, coming-of-age teen drama about a 16-year-old female rower Teagan (Miku Martineau) who becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all-boys rowing team at an elite East Coast Prep School.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the 2,000-meter 8+ race, Kate and Gabby shared the boat with a total of eight rowers plus a coxswain who steers the boat and sets the cadence.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Bowman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowman. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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