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Recent Examples of crossbowman
Then Aemon dies accidentally when a Myrish crossbowman shoots him by accident on Tarth, then Jaehaerys has to decide who becomes the new heir.
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2022
Christian Holub, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossbowman
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In survival mode, players have to fend off attacks from enemy creatures like zombies, giant spiders, and skeleton archers that come out at night, almost turning it into a horror game.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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An angry archer took aim at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building early Tuesday, shooting three arrows at a glass door, police said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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All districts were open to riflemen and bowmen alike.—
Ray Alt,
Outdoor Life,
27 Mar. 2025
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Shortly after, a procession of riflemen and a statue of the Virgin Mary are paraded from San Geronimo de Taos church in front of more than 1,000 onlookers.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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The president and his political musketeers are slowly dismantling the opposition.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Cassel says taking on the musketeer role ticked his box of working on productions that break with norms, even if the film is an adaptation of the French classic by Alexandre Dumas.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2024
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Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021.—
Thomas Goodwin Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Nov. 2024
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During the 1930s and '40s, what was left of Indianola was turned into a major training base for thousands of artillerymen.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 Mar. 2024
Noun
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Crew can be assigned to the deck or boarding teams, with multiple slots for cannoneers, gunners, and boarders.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
20 Feb. 2025
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Artillery is a delicate skill, with cannoneers assessing topography, air pressure and even the weather at the top of the round’s parabolic arc before taking a shot.—
Anastacia Galouchka,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2023
Noun
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He’s been a steady special teams contributor throughout that time and is a high-quality gunner in the coverage game.—
Parker Gabriel,
The Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2025
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Loading, aiming and shooting the gun was typically a two-man operation, although it could be handled by one experienced gunner if necessary.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
28 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps they were rejected earlier under Ohio’s regular unemployment system and didn’t realize a new one is now available for lower-wage workers and people such as free-lancers who report income on IRS 1099 forms.—
Rich Exner,
cleveland,
4 June 2020
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The empire specializes in magic, the kingdom focuses on lancers, while the alliance touts the best archers.—
Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
26 July 2019
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“Crossbowman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossbowman. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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