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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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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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The test flight will launch a pathfinder version of Blue Ring, a new spacecraft platform the company has built.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Mountain man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20man. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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