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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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Eulogies will probably dwell on a humble peanut farmer turned president, a tireless humanitarian, a striving and sometimes flawed man.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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In 2024, farmers became the heroes of sustainability as regenerative agriculture transitioned from a buzzword to a proven reality.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
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Artists are launching their own lines of cannabis products, typically pairing up with existing cultivators to get their brands on dispensary shelves.Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
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This is for soil-only cultivators who never use chemicals, among other requirements.Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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Sliders and tenders can be ordered at seven heat levels – no spice, lite mild, mild, medium, hot, extra hot, and reaper.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 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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The former Miami Marlins farmhand, who played in 23 big-league games in 2022, hit an astounding 19 home runs in 93 at-bats for Oaxaca before the Giants signed him in mid-May.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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As its workers stream to the U.S., Mexico runs short of farmhands Landlines are dying out.Washington Post, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
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Put a hoya in a hanging planter by a sunny window and let its vines trail down, or train them to grow up a bookshelf, window, or archway.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2024
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The dense evergreen foliage shines year-round, providing a bright accent or specimen for entryway gardens and patio planters.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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The no-nonsense, commercial look also stretches to the central helm with a trio of 22-inch Garmin screens as well as a tiller and joystick controls.Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
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First planted in 1981 using French and Swiss clones, this dry-farmed organic vineyard has its own dedicated tractor and tiller to avoid spreading phylloxera between sites.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Plowman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plowman. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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