mountain man

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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. 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
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Noun
  • 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
  • Another biggie movie, the 1980s Cold War action movie follows a U.S. pilot who crash-lands in the USSR, only to be nurtured back by a local woodsman, who is a fan of the U.S. From the trailer, the Skydance Media pic looks to be akin to Spies Like Us with a dose of Top Gun.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Critics on the Croisette are starting to resemble that classic comic-strip panel in which an explorer crawls desperately across the sand toward an oasis that’s only a mirage.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
  • To move the needle on talent retention, stop trying to be the fixer and start being the explorer.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • Payload will be Blue Origin Blue Ring pathfinder.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • Besides being a potent technological pathfinder, AeSI could also monitor many stars throughout a sizable swath of the Milky Way.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026

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“Mountain man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20man. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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