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Recent Examples of oarswoman
Manhattan label Rowing Blazers has championed tongue-in-cheek preppy style since it was founded in 2017 by US national team rower Jack Carlson and his partner, champion oarswoman Keziah Beall.
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Georgia Murray, refinery29.com, 20 Oct. 2020
Soon, a woman on another boat called out to our oarswoman.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, kansascity.com, 9 May 2017
Georgia Murray, refinery29.com, 20 Oct. 2020
Soon, a woman on another boat called out to our oarswoman.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, kansascity.com, 9 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oarswoman
Noun
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That's not a time to drop the oars and just go with the flow.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Someone was even sent to prison after the 2012 race — no, not for getting over-eager with an oar, but for protesting against elitism and government cuts.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hundreds of refugees began rushing the rowboats; once those were filled, the oarsmen, worried about capsizing and afraid of being stranded, began beating people back.—
Casey Cep,
The New Yorker,
24 June 2024
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Elsewhere in Europe, graphic designer Tormod Fjeld uncovered Bronze Age rock paintings of an animal, a boat with oarsmen and several human figures while hiking in southeastern Norway.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2023
Noun
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Besides, there’s no question that a lone bowman has the best chance.—
Ray Alt,
Outdoor Life,
27 Mar. 2025
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Sarah and Nyles hit it off, a twilight hookup is interrupted by a mysterious bowman (J.K. Simmons) who shoots Nyles, and a concerned Sarah wanders into a mysterious cave.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
10 July 2020
Noun
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Paternoster Row stands a few blocks away from the Old Bailey courts and Newgate Prison, where so many sea dogs were dragged in chains, tried and sentenced to death.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
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The Collegeville outfit came with the mask of a scowling pirate with an open eye-patch that looked more like a black eye and a sickly green pallor that would shiver the timbers of the saltiest sea dog.—
René Guzman,
San Antonio Express-News,
2 Oct. 2024
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“Oarswoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oarswoman. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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