woodsman

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Recent Examples of woodsman Thankfully, the woodsman (Ansu Kabia) has a crisis of conscience and tells Snow to book it. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025 Plunkett is not the first critic to trouble the popular conception of Frost as a wise woodsman dispensing comfort and inspiration. Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 Cage plays the title character, a working-class guy with a dark past who supervises a crew of roughneck woodsmen. Jason Bailey, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 Local woodsmen supply balsam branches, which are then ground, dried, and pressed into a mold—eschewing chemicals entirely in this natural and sustainable process. Jeanne Malle, airmail.news, 4 Dec. 2021 See All Example Sentences for woodsman
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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • After 1492, ocean-going ships like the Gribshunden and their artillery became essential technologies for European explorers.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The designer, who has been in the industry for about a decade, previously unveiled the 239-foot megayacht Day One, the 272-foot megayacht Dust, the 236-foot superyacht Posterity, and the 262-foot explorer Prelude.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And none more, maybe, than for Ned Kelly, the Australian bushranger whose body-armored exploits have made him a muse since the dawn of cinema.
    Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2020
  • Ned gets his shot at revenge against O’Neil in a scene that plays like an unnerving castration fantasy, egged on by Harry Power (a superb Russell Crowe), the famous bushranger who takes the boy under wing.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2020

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“Woodsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woodsman. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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