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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
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By the 1540s, Spanish explorers had named the Philippines after their crown prince, the soon-to-be Philip II, who would reign for almost the entire second half of the 16th century.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, my former agency the NGA is charged with both making maps (the job of explorers) and uncovering what’s really going on in those places (the job of intelligence officers).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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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 Nov. 2025.
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