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Recent Examples of mountain man
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.
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Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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
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
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Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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
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
See All Example Sentences for mountain man
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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But Earle, the 90-year-old oceanographer and explorer, says that cultural change is important, too.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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This Halloween, step into stories where science meets terror, where contagions kill, landscapes devour explorers, and technology crushes the human soul.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
31 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 1 Dec. 2025.
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