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Recent Examples of yeoman
With all due respect to the yeoman’s work that Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson did for the Resident Evil adaptations over the years, Welcome to Raccoon City is actually the best Res movie to date.
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
But on the Blackhawks, he’s done yeoman’s work providing some support for Bedard, with career highs of 23 goals, 28 assists and 51 points.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Among those doing yeoman work was the Spectrum News One service run by Charter Spectrum, the nation’s biggest cable provider.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Our Ed Whelan and Andy McCarthy have done yeoman’s work in ensuring that a story the DOJ wanted buried would see the light of day.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
But on the Blackhawks, he’s done yeoman’s work providing some support for Bedard, with career highs of 23 goals, 28 assists and 51 points.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Among those doing yeoman work was the Spectrum News One service run by Charter Spectrum, the nation’s biggest cable provider.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Our Ed Whelan and Andy McCarthy have done yeoman’s work in ensuring that a story the DOJ wanted buried would see the light of day.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yeoman
Noun
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The son of Mississippi sharecroppers, Brown was attempting to become the Navy’s first Black pilot.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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While many sharecroppers moved into these vacant dwellings, the rough sea, erosion and devastating hurricanes in 1885 and 1893 eventually made the area uninhabitable and forced the town to be abandoned before the 20th century, the Edisto Island website explained.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
Noun
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In a June 18 Morton Grove Police Department news release, authorities stated that earlier this month it was reported that 12 pride signs were stolen or damaged from planters from May 31 to June 9.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Or, leave it exposed and weigh it down with mulch, stones, or planters.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Matías Litvak – An Argentine cultivator and activist based in Israel, Litvak oversaw cannabis R&D at Bar-Ilan University’s grow facilities.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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To make their product, the food company’s scientists collect living cells from Pacific salmon and grow them in cell cultivators that mimic the inside of a wild fish—controlling factors like temperature, pH and nutrients, per their website.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2025
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The number of new tenant farmers gaining owner-like rights to land through this route in recent years is nominal.—
Tim Hanstad,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2016
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The film sees tenant farmer Joseph (Cruise) reluctantly flee to the United States with Shannon (Kidman), the rebellious daughter of his wealthy landlord.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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California’s beautiful water was tamed water, a community irrigation water system ideal for the gentleman farmer.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Aug. 2023
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And if tuning out entirely isn’t your speed, such activities as foraging, beekeeping, flower collecting, and focaccia baking are all available to bolster the gentleman farmer vibe.—
Leena Kim,
Town & Country,
18 June 2023
Noun
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Meanwhile, the Reds countered in the bottom of the first inning when ex-Twins farmhand Spencer Steer hit an opposite-field, two-run homer off Ober, who struggled in the early innings with more hard contact.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Dubbed the ‘Mayor of Starkville’ by former Bulldogs teammate and Tigers farmhand Jacob Robson for seemingly knowing everyone in and around campus, Mangum played four years (2016-19) at Mississippi State and is the SEC’s all-time hits leader (383) while ranking fourth in NCAA history.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The family-friend label came a cropper after it was slapped with a multi-million-dollar copyright lawsuit by Disney, Warner Bros. and other major Hollywood studios for making unauthorized cuts – of scenes deemed unsuitable for family viewing by the brothers – to their movies and series.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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In January, 1813, at York Castle, fourteen croppers stood trial for rioting and machine breaking, which Parliament had deemed a capital offense in the new Frame-Breaking Act.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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There’s no reason everyone in the neighborhood has to have their own tiller or chipper.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2025
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The latter allows the control unit to seamlessly attach to the end of the tiller for the advantage of one-handed steering and speed control.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 May 2025
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“Yeoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yeoman. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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