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Two strong lumbermen with spiked poles pushed and tugged at the logs, slowly opening a passage.
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Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.
—Elise Schmelzer, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024
In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 May 2024
Two other men also applied for a barbed wire patent with changes of their own: lumberman Jacob Haish and merchant Isaac Leonard Ellwood, according to Encyclopedia online.
—Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2023
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Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.
—Elise Schmelzer, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024
In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 May 2024
Two other men also applied for a barbed wire patent with changes of their own: lumberman Jacob Haish and merchant Isaac Leonard Ellwood, according to Encyclopedia online.
—Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumberman
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The original is set in an Australian rainforest populated by fairies, one of whom accidentally shrinks a logger to fairy size.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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Sliced from a tree felled by loggers in 1891, the cross-section was annotated with historical events that marked its 13 centuries of life, from the beginning of Chinese book printing to the Crusades to the invention of the telescope.—
Elena Megalos,
Longreads,
31 Mar. 2026
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But this year’s report, published Wednesday, has the Queen City of the East – home of horror author Stephen King and the mythical birthplace of lumberjack Paul Bunyan – standing alone.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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The line's North to Alaska program brings Indigenous Alaskans and resident experts on board, from lumberjacks who can swing an axe with style to mountain climbers who have tackled Denali.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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Through the act, the Kansas Forest Service received $300,000 to put toward beautification and planting efforts in Wyandotte County, said Blaine Stroble, a community forester with the state.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
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Goldsworthy had originally sought to use a site about half a mile away, but the head forester of the Buccleuch estate, Jim Colchester, had urged him to visit this spot.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Lumberman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumberman. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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