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Recent Examples of workman
The incident caught the world's attention as Japanese workmen repaired the road within a matter of days.
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Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
Work was nearing completion on the Baptist church as workmen posed atop the steeple still under construction.
—Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2024
The defective grandstand was a last-minute add-on; workmen were still hammering it together as people took their seats.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2025
Florals appeared as embroideries and prints on workman jackets and corduroy pants adding an artisanal touch to the look, as seen in this Rue de Tokyo piece.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
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Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
Work was nearing completion on the Baptist church as workmen posed atop the steeple still under construction.
—Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2024
The defective grandstand was a last-minute add-on; workmen were still hammering it together as people took their seats.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2025
Florals appeared as embroideries and prints on workman jackets and corduroy pants adding an artisanal touch to the look, as seen in this Rue de Tokyo piece.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workman
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They’re filmed by reliable craftsmen like John Glen, Guy Hamilton, and Martin Campbell — workhorse directors who know how to shoot a fight scene, hit a deadline, and not throw a tantrum in the edit bay.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
28 June 2025
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Rich, handcrafted details — wool carpeting, Portuguese tile, vintage stained glass and custom woodwork made by yacht craftsmen — carry throughout the home.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2025
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Kimmel has a great blend of classy guy and workingman’s appeal, but this isn’t his strongest night.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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This nascent subgenre flows directly from Woody Guthrie’s suite of murder ballads, which gave the workingman’s lament an infusion of antihero glamour.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2024
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An attached handyman workshop is an excellent space for woodworking or hobbies.—
Karen A. Avitabile,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2025
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But while packing your car, be realistic about your handyman abilities.—
Grace Harrington,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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Those responsible for homeland security should not be chasing laborers on farms and busboys in restaurants in order to meet quotas imposed by the White House.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2025
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At the same time, industrial facilities lured laborers into factories and mills as fewer were needed to work the land.—
Riley Robinson,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 June 2025
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Barrandov’s builders and craftspeople are versatile and world-renowned, while the studio’s costume and props department is one of the largest rental shops of its kind in Europe.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
24 June 2025
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But a second report said that home builders broke ground on fewer homes last month than economists expected.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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Set just two blocks from the French Quarter, the building opened in 1833 as a meeting place for merchants and tradesmen and was converted to a hotel in 1859.—
Mariette Williams,
Essence,
12 June 2025
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The doc features conversations with Craig Kingsbury’s family members and interviews with local and Hollywood tradesmen and artisans who worked on the film, including production designer Joe Alves, cameraman Michael Chapman, Tom Joyner, Kevin Pike, Jonathan Filley, Jeffrey Kramer.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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The book contains funny and terrible things, details and episodes so pungent that they must surely have been stolen from a fantastical artificer like Flann O’Brien.—
James Wood,
The New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2022
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The book includes new spells, character subclasses, story options for groups of players, options for creating sidekicks, tools for Dungeon Masters and includes the artificer class of magical inventors.—
Jordan Culver,
USA TODAY,
24 Aug. 2020
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For wage earners, Social Security and Medicare taxes are called FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) and are taken out of your paycheck.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on average annual increases in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) from July through September.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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“Workman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workman. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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