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Recent Examples of plowman
The infamous East Riverside slide can dump 50 feet of concrete-thick debris and has taken the lives of three plowmen—in 1970, 1978, and 1992—as well as a preacher and his two daughters in 1963, and two men and most of their team of mules in 1883.
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Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 23 Feb. 2017
Like many present day comedians and actors, medieval minstrels are believed to have had day jobs as peddlers and plowmen, but performed their theatrical gigs at night.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 May 2023
Best of all are Wood’s smooth undulant landscapes with their plowmen and spongy trees and infectious serenity.
—New York Times, 10 May 2018
Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 23 Feb. 2017
Like many present day comedians and actors, medieval minstrels are believed to have had day jobs as peddlers and plowmen, but performed their theatrical gigs at night.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 May 2023
Best of all are Wood’s smooth undulant landscapes with their plowmen and spongy trees and infectious serenity.
—New York Times, 10 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plowman
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This can be an issue for pet owners and farmers, since coyotes are known to go after pets and livestock including dogs, cats, chickens, goats, and sheep.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, however, there’s a running battle between water officials and farmers and ranchers in the Klamath Basin and along the river in California over diversions for irrigation that remains unresolved.Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Product displays by cultivator or processor (empty packaging/no cannabis) inside the dispensary, not visible from the exterior of the building.Dispatch staff, The Enquirer, 23 July 2024
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Smaller cannabis cultivators, rather than chains, may be the best place to start.Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
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In a match made in moneyed heaven, Edith Rockefeller married Harold McCormick, the son of another wealthy man and prominent Chicagoan, Cyrus McCormick, who invented the mechanical reaper, which helped in the mechanization of agriculture, in 1895.Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Even the subsequent record-setting performance of Inside Out 2 this summer wasn’t enough to fend off the Mouse House reaper.David Bloom, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Open Range is an oddly gentle Western about a cowboy named Boss (a fantastic Robert Duvall; this might be his last great performance) and his farmhand (Costner), a former soldier who is trying to turn away from his old violence but must team with Boss to take down an evil rancher (Michael Gambon).Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
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In large barns across the US, packed with gates, crates, and hollering farmhands, animals are unloaded, pushed around, reloaded, and hauled away.Jessica Scott-Reid, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Since one of the skeletons towers at 12 feet tall, Jackson made a Swig cup out of a plastic planter and two giant pieces of poster board.Skyler Caruso, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Want some inspo on creating plants that cohabitate well in planters together?Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
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That rod moves a connected tiller in the rear, which in turn swivels the motor/prop pod to the left or right.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2024
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Buyers will be able to select from several options to better tailor the motor to their boat, including tiller steer and center console control systems, short and long shaft configurations, and various propellers.New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 July 2024
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“Plowman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plowman. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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