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Recent Examples of tenderfoot Smit-McPhee plays a hapless Scottish tenderfoot who teams with Fassbender's conflicted bounty hunter to track down his true love in the American West. and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024 The tenderfoot Americans, with six rookies, eight guys yet to reach 30, and minimal scar tissue, won three of four foursomes in the morning to get to 9-3 and two of four fourball rounds in the afternoon to reach 11-5. BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2021 Once upon a time, the members of a whitetail deer hunting club in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula invited a tenderfoot to their camp. The Editors, Field & Stream, 11 Oct. 2020 But even a tenderfoot can easily corral yeast and put it to use, because yeast is everywhere. Henry Fountain, New York Times, 7 May 2020 Lazaria Spearman School: Dacula High Class: 2022 Position: Forward College: Undecided Noteworthy: The 6-foot-2 tenderfoot averaged 17 points and 14 rebounds per game to help the Falcons to a 26-4 record. USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2020 But like a tenderfoot scout who confidently builds a campfire only to end up burning down the forest, Kalanick’s loose management — of his staff and himself — paved the way for a cascade of embarrassing scandals by 2014. Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2019 The film stars Robert Pattinson as Samuel Alabaster, a foppishly dressed tenderfoot who shows up on the Oregon territory with miniature horse named Butterscotch, looking to hire a preacher (David Zellner) for a wedding. Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 27 June 2018
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Noun
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Noun
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    Sinéad O'Sullivan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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    Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • He and his apprentices host glass- blowing classes on Fridays and Saturdays (reservation required), when guests can make anything from a bowl to a tumbler to an ornament.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
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    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And jazz-pop newcomer Laufey has made her mark by blending timeless sounds with Gen Z realities, building a strong audience of fans of her work and admirers of her musical ability.
    Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Forward and newcomer Kurtis MacDermid remains on the roster.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Jovic, 22, has been eligible to sign a rookie-scale extension with the Heat since July 1.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Stout smiled and said he is challenged every week as a rookie, and the bigger the challenge, the better.
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Noun
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    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Would Sanders be open to throwing the freshman into the fire on the road?
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Tenderfoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenderfoot. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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