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Recent Examples of mountain man
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.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
In the film, Jeremiah’s life of peace and isolation as a mountain man in the Rocky Mountains turns into a harrowing tale of survival.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
She's aided by Isaac Reed (Taylor Kitsch), a gruff mountain man with a dark history.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 27 July 2025
The only people who can help Sara and Devin are Isaac (Taylor Kitsch), a grouchy mountain man, and Two Moons (Shawnee Pourier), a mute Shoshone girl fleeing her own violent past.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
In the film, Jeremiah’s life of peace and isolation as a mountain man in the Rocky Mountains turns into a harrowing tale of survival.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
She's aided by Isaac Reed (Taylor Kitsch), a gruff mountain man with a dark history.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 27 July 2025
The only people who can help Sara and Devin are Isaac (Taylor Kitsch), a grouchy mountain man, and Two Moons (Shawnee Pourier), a mute Shoshone girl fleeing her own violent past.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain man
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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In each setting, explorers carry their own light and equipment to places where no one can survive unaided.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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A lot of the literature about Antarctica was written by early explorers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ray did not reenter Earth's atmosphere as planned due to a propulsion issue, but Inversion still declared its mission a success, saying that the pathfinder managed to validate a number of key technologies in orbit.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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This book is about listening as a pathfinder to joy, connection, love and navigating change.—
Tembi Locke,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Mountain man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20man. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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