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Recent Examples of lumberman
In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.
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Elise Schmelzer, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024
In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 May 2024
Two other men also applied for a barbed wire patent with changes of their own: lumberman Jacob Haish and merchant Isaac Leonard Ellwood, according to Encyclopedia online.
—Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2023
The lumberman crowded in next, becoming the second white man to catch a fatal load of buckshot.
—Craig Pittman, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
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Elise Schmelzer, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024
In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 May 2024
Two other men also applied for a barbed wire patent with changes of their own: lumberman Jacob Haish and merchant Isaac Leonard Ellwood, according to Encyclopedia online.
—Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2023
The lumberman crowded in next, becoming the second white man to catch a fatal load of buckshot.
—Craig Pittman, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumberman
Noun
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At the dawn of the 20th century, a logger played by Joel Edgerton tromps through the woods cutting down timber that will build a country which is rapidly leaving him behind.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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His dad, a former logger, and his mom, a former schoolteacher, founded West Wind in 2000.—
Stephanie Pearson,
Outside,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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No matter the color, the check played a key role in the overall lumberjack aesthetic that trended at the show.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Jan. 2026
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The company was created to provide durable and functional garments for hunters, lumberjacks and railway workers.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One was Gösta Stenman, who served as Schjerfbeck’s gallerist and local champion; the other was Einar Reuter, a young forester and artist, who became her confidant and crush.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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Julie Clark, a community education specialist for UCANR, recalled getting a call from a local forester who spotted an unhealthy-looking coast live oak while driving in Simi Hills’ Box Canyon.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Lumberman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumberman. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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