bowman

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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. 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
  • In Outbound, 2023, oarsmen paddle a boat out to sea, escorted by sinister seagulls.
    James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The only noise is the dip-dip of oars and the ethereal screech of horseshoe bats.
    Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But in resolving a class action lawsuit against San Diego State University, brought by 15 former SDSU rowers and track and field athletes, that six-figure sum represents a potentially historic breakthrough.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Belarusian rower Yauheni Zalaty won silver and Yauheni Tsikhantsou earned a bronze in weightlifting.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There had also been a man-overboard situation on another boat, although thankfully the crewman was swiftly located and successfully recovered by his teammates.
    Andrew Rice, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The beloved character is depicted here as a promising but rebellious Royal Navy air crewman who's recruited by MI6.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 11 Feb. 2026.

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