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Recent Examples of bowman
At 34 yards, the bowman sent a Rage 2-blade, 100-grain broadhead arrow through the deer’s chest.
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
The aid included a task force leader, three boat operators, three boat bowmen and three boat support personnel.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 8 July 2025
Sarah and Nyles hit it off, a twilight hookup is interrupted by a mysterious bowman (J.K. Simmons) who shoots Nyles, and a concerned Sarah wanders into a mysterious cave.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 July 2020
In 2004, a lone bowman tried to shoot down a coast guard helicopter, and two years later the Sentinelese killed a pair of Indian crab fishermen who drifted ashore.
—Alex Perry, Outside Online, 24 July 2019
Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
The aid included a task force leader, three boat operators, three boat bowmen and three boat support personnel.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 8 July 2025
Sarah and Nyles hit it off, a twilight hookup is interrupted by a mysterious bowman (J.K. Simmons) who shoots Nyles, and a concerned Sarah wanders into a mysterious cave.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 July 2020
In 2004, a lone bowman tried to shoot down a coast guard helicopter, and two years later the Sentinelese killed a pair of Indian crab fishermen who drifted ashore.
—Alex Perry, Outside Online, 24 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowman
Noun
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There’s no keel, so the skilled oarsmen work hard to steer them with each stroke.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
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In Outbound, 2023, oarsmen paddle a boat out to sea, escorted by sinister seagulls.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Like a talisman, anchoring to the here and now, to both the present tense and the constant, impermeability of time, where this one moment, this one oar dipping into water in a lake, is happening now, to me, to you, but also always, but also everywhere.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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When Rockwell brought in outdoorsy ephemera like boat oars, snowshoes, and flags, the clients weren’t sure about it.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Just inside, the 1,500-square-foot fitness studio makes the most of the same vantage point, with floor-to-ceiling windows, Peloton bikes, rowers, and space for yoga.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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Back-rower Abi Burton had to lock for the first time, 19-year-old back-rower Demelza Short debuted, and Emma Sing got a shot at fullback, bumping Ellie Kildunne to the wing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But, at one point, a crewman on a what looked like a cargo ship raised his hand.—
Sohel Uddin,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Then overnight Sunday, officials said the second crewman had been recovered.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For once, everyone is more or less rowing the boat in the same direction, with a determined coxswain at the front.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Written by Lin, Crew Girl is described as a frothy, coming-of-age teen drama about a 16-year-old female rower Teagan (Miku Martineau) who becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all-boys rowing team at an elite East Coast Prep School.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bowman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowman. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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