bushranger

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Recent Examples of bushranger And none more, maybe, than for Ned Kelly, the Australian bushranger whose body-armored exploits have made him a muse since the dawn of cinema. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2020 Ned gets his shot at revenge against O’Neil in a scene that plays like an unnerving castration fantasy, egged on by Harry Power (a superb Russell Crowe), the famous bushranger who takes the boy under wing. Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2020 The drama follows the ne'er-do-well's boyhood as an accomplice to a criminal bushranger (Russell Crowe), Ned's contempt for the law when his mother (Essie Davis) is unfairly imprisoned, and his anarchic days as an adult running a rebellious gang. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2020 The world's first feature film, called The Story of the Kelly Gang, is an hour-plus romp about a band of outlaw Australian bushrangers. Simon Van Zuylen Wood, Wired, 21 Jan. 2020 But the fateful Glenrowan showdown with an incoming trainload of cops doesn't go as planned, as anyone familiar with the bushranger's legend will know. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bushranger
Noun
  • Those remains bore the marks of a skilled woodsman and ritual sadist.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
  • The strongest lingering image of Vernon in the broader culture is still the bearded woodsman who retreated to the wilderness with a broken heart and returned with a gnomic, insular album that would against all odds come to define its era, or at least one tendency within it.
    Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Cozart, 19, stands at 6-foot-6, 260 pounds, wears a beard a mountain man would be proud of and requires a size 18 shoe.
    David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
  • While this isn’t an obvious holiday romance, the winter vibes are there including running in the snow, sexy snow storms, and a grumpy mountain man who only wears flannel.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • But long before these explorers touched foot on Wyoming’s soil, Native American tribes were already thriving there, living on the land and honoring its sanctity.
    Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • The business will start with six rooms featuring themes like a haunted house, murder mansion, pirate’s cruise and jungle explorer.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026

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“Bushranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushranger. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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