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Recent Examples of mountain man
Bridger introduces her to the solitary mountain man, Isaac Reed.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Irion started thinking of the project as the soundtrack to an imaginary movie, inspired in part by 1972’s Jeremiah Johnson, which starred Robert Redford as a mountain man.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2024
The two old mountain men looked each other in the eye.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Bull died in 2014 at 89. 11 of 16
Victor French as Isaiah Edwards
Victor French portrayed Isaiah Edwards in Little House on the Prairie, a mountain man who later settled in Walnut Grove.
—Melissa Girimonte, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Irion started thinking of the project as the soundtrack to an imaginary movie, inspired in part by 1972’s Jeremiah Johnson, which starred Robert Redford as a mountain man.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2024
The two old mountain men looked each other in the eye.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Bull died in 2014 at 89. 11 of 16
Victor French as Isaiah Edwards
Victor French portrayed Isaiah Edwards in Little House on the Prairie, a mountain man who later settled in Walnut Grove.
—Melissa Girimonte, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain man
Noun
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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
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Lester’s a tall, slim woodsman — a regular storybook guide – who has been in that territory for 35 years.—
Tom Stacer,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But hidden dangers lurk in each of these sanctuaries — treacherous storms, slippery rock faces and swift river currents all lie in wait for the unwitting, unprepared or unlucky explorer.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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The robotic explorer is operating near the moon’s equator after a successful touchdown on March 2.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Of course, there will still be the day when the power levels drop to the point where Mission Control will have no choice but to order the mechanical pathfinders to turn themselves off completely.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2025
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The pathfinder remained onboard New Glenn’s second stage for the duration of the six-hour mission.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Mountain man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20man. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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