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Recent Examples of workman
The street style roundup regular shrugged on a faded blue workman shirt—complete with a retro name-tag patch—over a navy pleated skirt and tank top for a chic outfit that was both effortless and effective.
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Freya Drohan, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
That workman-like answer from Beck, in many ways, encapsulates his approach all season with the Hurricanes.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
And the workman joined in, meowing back at Arthur as his cries got progressively louder and faster.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Tower Mayor David Setterburg did not respond to PEOPLE's multiple requests for comment about Suihkonen's potential future with the city or the allegation that the insurance company's decision to reject her workman's comp claim.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
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Freya Drohan, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
That workman-like answer from Beck, in many ways, encapsulates his approach all season with the Hurricanes.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
And the workman joined in, meowing back at Arthur as his cries got progressively louder and faster.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Tower Mayor David Setterburg did not respond to PEOPLE's multiple requests for comment about Suihkonen's potential future with the city or the allegation that the insurance company's decision to reject her workman's comp claim.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workman
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In this case, these ancient craftsmen figured out how to sparingly use Cinnabar, which spoke less to the affluent family’s budget, but rather a common practice to mix iron oxide and cinnabar that included a primer.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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Contractors donated labor, neighbors brought materials, and craftsmen recreated details that no longer existed anywhere else.—
Jimmy Jellinek,
SPIN,
7 Apr. 2026
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Where to eat and drink in Kansas City Barbecue Barbecue is an everyday affair in Kansas City: a workingman’s (and workmanlike) tradition that prioritizes adaptation over aesthetics.—
Liz Cook,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 Jan. 2026
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For the average farmer, the global financial crisis and the reaction to it crystalized the idea that an elite financial cabal was putting the interests of bankers above the interests of the workingman.—
David McWilliams,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
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Each of them identified James Solages, a Haitian-American handyman and one of the defendants in the Miami case, as a leader of the group in Haiti.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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Marty’s role is to complain anytime the temperature drops below 80, but also serves as the neighborhood’s generous handyman, known to fix a malfunctioning garage door mid-match.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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Last January, a three-day raid in Kern County where undocumented laborers were arrested set off panic in the Central Valley and other farming regions with large immigrant workforces.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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As the sweep unfolded, dozens of laborers moved methodically through the forest’s steep and muddy terrain.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Do these builders even live in this area?—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Bove the builder appealed to White Sox Bove is regarded as a builder.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2026
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Reminiscent of the Row or the elegant workingwoman aesthetic of Celine’s Phoebe Philo era, the clothes are instantly covetable.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2021
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Meanwhile, there’s an acute shortage of skilled tradesmen around the country.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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But there were other issues beyond Sciame’s control, per these tradesmen — the typical red tape that comes with building in the city.—
Sukjong Hong,
Curbed,
9 Apr. 2026
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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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“Workman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workman. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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