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Recent Examples of sportsman
These organizations harness the passion millions of American sportsmen have for their favorite game species and transform it into a currency to fund habitat protection and restoration efforts.
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Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
There’s so much research and evidence to say that this can affect outcomes, all the top sportsmen do it and visualise success for a reason.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
He should be understood not just as a sportsman but a celebrity and an influencer.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Another blow to Alaska sportsmen came in July 2023.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2025
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Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
There’s so much research and evidence to say that this can affect outcomes, all the top sportsmen do it and visualise success for a reason.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
He should be understood not just as a sportsman but a celebrity and an influencer.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Another blow to Alaska sportsmen came in July 2023.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sportsman
Noun
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In today’s whirlwind of economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and technological disruption, job hunters and employees alike can find ways to build confidence and secure their professional footing.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Over the course of not quite three decades, hunters killed off so many California sea otters that Russia’s fur business became unprofitable, and those loooong supply lines to the politically fraught homeland became even harder to keep up.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Felix Sanchez Arrazola / Alamy Stock Photo Cheptegei, who finished 44th in Paris, is the third elite sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
10 Sep. 2024
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Related article Paris pays tribute to Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei who died after allegedly being set on fire by her boyfriend Cheptegei, who finished 44th in Paris, is the third elite sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021.—
Reuters,
CNN,
10 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Based on the best-selling comic book series, the fantasy follows barbarian huntress Red Sonja, who must unite a group of unlikely warriors to face off against the evil tyrant Emperor Draygan and his deadly bride, Dark Annisia.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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In the first story, 19-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, only to be dragged to a treacherous magical land by a beast-like creature who demands retribution.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
13 Dec. 2024
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Her husband of 36 years – and exactly one week – stayed home with their 2-year-old goldendoodle, Orion, named like the huntsman placed among the stars by a god, and their black Jeep in the driveway.—
Sharif Paget,
CNN,
3 Oct. 2024
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The drawing room had been wallpapered with pictures of huntsmen, onto whose faces the two eldest boys, Jacob and Wilhelm (born in 1785 and 1786, respectively), would cheekily pencil in beards.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
4 Nov. 2024
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“Sportsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sportsman. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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