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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.
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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
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
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An experienced woodsman, crack shot, and survival expert, he was said to be running 80 traps in the area, mostly for bobcats.—
Jim Zumbo,
Outdoor Life,
17 July 2025
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Most importantly, perhaps, is the fact that The Newt sits within a true working farm, with some 522 people employed across the whole business, including farmers, conservation managers, gardeners, scientists, beekeepers, and woodsmen and women.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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The clip, taken from the 1972 film Jeremiah Johnson, shows Redford in character as a rugged mountain man nodding in quiet approval—a moment that became a staple reaction meme across platforms.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Go beyond the meme and give this one a watch, as Redford stars as a veteran of the Mexican-American War in the 1800s who finds new purpose living life as a mountain man.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From the Mercury and Gemini missions to the drama of Apollo 13, the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, and the robotic explorers roaming Mars, NASA's history is packed with daring feats and scientific firsts.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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In the end, the explorers destroyed themselves and their ships and ruined the lives of so many indigenous people after setting up colonies in places like Tierra del Fuego.—
Charlie Markbreiter,
Them.,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Bushranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushranger. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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