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Recent Examples of plowman
More traditionally, Boötes is a herdsman or a plowman.
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Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
Give your 19th-century plowman a dozen hard ciders, though, and see whether that plays a more significant role in his evening than his urge to pull himself up by his bootstraps.
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Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
Even if, by the end of the tune, the plowman who sings it has lost his farm, and Bessie’s missing and presumably buried on it somewhere.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
Like many present day comedians and actors, medieval minstrels are believed to have had day jobs as peddlers and plowmen, but performed their theatrical gigs at night.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
31 May 2023
Best of all are Wood’s smooth undulant landscapes with their plowmen and spongy trees and infectious serenity.
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New York Times,
10 May 2018
The infamous East Riverside slide can dump 50 feet of concrete-thick debris and has taken the lives of three plowmen—in 1970, 1978, and 1992—as well as a preacher and his two daughters in 1963, and two men and most of their team of mules in 1883.
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Leath Tonino,
Outside Online,
23 Feb. 2017
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
Give your 19th-century plowman a dozen hard ciders, though, and see whether that plays a more significant role in his evening than his urge to pull himself up by his bootstraps.
—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
Even if, by the end of the tune, the plowman who sings it has lost his farm, and Bessie’s missing and presumably buried on it somewhere.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
Like many present day comedians and actors, medieval minstrels are believed to have had day jobs as peddlers and plowmen, but performed their theatrical gigs at night.
—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
31 May 2023
Best of all are Wood’s smooth undulant landscapes with their plowmen and spongy trees and infectious serenity.
—
New York Times,
10 May 2018
The infamous East Riverside slide can dump 50 feet of concrete-thick debris and has taken the lives of three plowmen—in 1970, 1978, and 1992—as well as a preacher and his two daughters in 1963, and two men and most of their team of mules in 1883.
—
Leath Tonino,
Outside Online,
23 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plowman
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Nestlé aims to source 50% of its key ingredients from farmers using regenerative practices by 2030.
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This allows farmers to see how much water is in the tree itself instead of the soil, saving money and water.
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The final scene shows Kaleb driving a combine harvester, and radioing Clarkson to tell him that his partner, Taya, has gone into labor with his third child.
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The harvester must have harvested oysters during the 2025-26 season, with proof in harvest reports.
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The country is a top cultivator and exporter of greenhouse tomatoes (Mexico, China, Canada, the United States and Spain are the other power-green houses in this space, with an annual market of ~$10B growing to ~$16B by 2030).
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Tabar Gifford is a master gardener and partnership cultivator at American Meadows and High Country Gardens.
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But the reaper kept knocking at Jamon’s door, and winking at his son.
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The combine/reaping machine cutting mechanism (1833) American inventor Obed Hussey patented one of the earliest practical mechanical reapers in 1833.
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The voice that had so startled me belonged to our farmhand, Heisuke, a loyal but rather slow-witted man.
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Case details Brewer, a farmhand, was convicted in the 1990 murder of an Amarillo flooring company owner.
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Currently, the west side of Mellon Square features large planters and a continuous walkway with limited seating.
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Depending on your balcony's size, prioritizing hanging baskets or planter boxes that attach to your railing can save floor space.
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Terras Gauda has even helped encourage adoption by providing plant material to growers interested in grafting the variety into their vineyards.
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As inflation and supply chains disruptions caused prices at the grocery store to soar, and a cultural movement toward sustainable, organic eating increased, the number of backyard growers and micro-farmers are rapidly growing across Connecticut.
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Dressing gardens with compost helps improve soil structure and fertility, supports sustainable gardening practices, keeps ecosystems in balance and can reduce greenhouse gases, agriculturists tell us.
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Harvesting, usage, and benefits The type of rooibos predominantly cultivated by the tea industry is the Cederberg region’s Nortier (sometimes called Nortieria), named for the man credited with kick-starting the rooibos tea industry, South African agriculturalist Pieter le Fras Nortier.
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“Plowman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plowman. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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