ranger

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Recent Examples of ranger Park rangers found his vehicle parked at Watson Lake State Wildlife Area, northwest of Fort Collins near Bellvue. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 June 2025 Park rangers then undertook a five-day search for the reptile, sharing numerous updates about their quest via Facebook. Clare Fisher, People.com, 17 June 2025 Park ranger Christopher Amidon told USA TODAY in 2023 that the park is known for two animal species that live in the park: Wolves and moose. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 June 2025 Park rangers said Bils, who had been hitting balls to his dog using a golf putter, had briefly held up the club in a threatening manner while fleeing from the rangers. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ranger
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Noun
  • The marines will not be involved in law enforcement duties, the statement said.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 July 2025
  • James Kerry, a senior marine and climate scientist for the conservation group OceanCare and senior research fellow at Australia’s James Cook University, has closely followed Gigablue’s work.
    Danny Bakst, Fortune, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • The show chronicles the rise of one of history’s most famous Norse raiders, Erik Bloodaxe, and his formidable wife, Gunnhild.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 June 2025
  • Most of the sailors on the Laurel declined to join the rechristened raider’s crew.
    Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • All districts were open to riflemen and bowmen alike.
    Ray Alt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Crew can be assigned to the deck or boarding teams, with multiple slots for cannoneers, gunners, and boarders.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 20 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Viewers will be sharpening their pitchforks when trans commando Hyun-ju (Park Sung-hoon), a.k.a.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • Along the way there are plenty of fights and shootouts, with both Mike and Dhani exhibiting the sort of commando skills that would belie their professions of truck driver and mountain guide, respectively.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025

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“Ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranger. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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