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Recent Examples of yeoman
With all due respect to the yeoman’s work that Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson did for the Resident Evil adaptations over the years, Welcome to Raccoon City is actually the best Res movie to date.
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
The offensive line did yeoman’s work and Willis hit Reed in stride at the Jacksonville 40.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
On the other hand, the Democratic-Republicans’ vision for the nation was based on the yeoman farmer with limited federal government and no standing army.
—Lindsay M. Chervinsky / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Lessening the impact of wildfires and expediting recovery can help farms and ranches do yeoman’s work to support health and the economy.
—Andrew J. Whelton, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2024
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
The offensive line did yeoman’s work and Willis hit Reed in stride at the Jacksonville 40.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
On the other hand, the Democratic-Republicans’ vision for the nation was based on the yeoman farmer with limited federal government and no standing army.
—Lindsay M. Chervinsky / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Lessening the impact of wildfires and expediting recovery can help farms and ranches do yeoman’s work to support health and the economy.
—Andrew J. Whelton, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yeoman
Noun
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Black sharecroppers and tenant farmers were plotting an insurrection.—
Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made by History,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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She was born in the 1890s, daughter of sharecroppers, grew up quite poor but was incredibly ambitious, very intelligent.—
Sara Ivry,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Hodges also recommends staying away from fake plants on doors and in hanging planters and window boxes when possible.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
31 Mar. 2025
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The three tiers can also double as hanging planters.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the garden, remove weeds and turn over the soil with a hand cultivator and trowel.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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For cannabis cultivators, in particular, the equinox is critical for syncing outdoor grows with the sun’s natural cycle.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This economic bondage, called sharecropping, was a system by which tenant farmers rented land from large landowners.—
David Cason,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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Black sharecroppers and tenant farmers were plotting an insurrection.—
Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made by History,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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California’s beautiful water was tamed water, a community irrigation water system ideal for the gentleman farmer.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Aug. 2023
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And if tuning out entirely isn’t your speed, such activities as foraging, beekeeping, flower collecting, and focaccia baking are all available to bolster the gentleman farmer vibe.—
Leena Kim,
Town & Country,
18 June 2023
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For three decades, no Cleveland farmhand truly claimed second base after Duane Kuiper, a first-round choice in 1972, was the starter from 1975 through 1981.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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So Herb became a farmhand – before and after a stint in the U.S. Army.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Zelensky came a cropper when trying the same thing — but his stock soared back home at a time when Trump seems to be trying to oust him.—
Stephen Collinson,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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DeSantis' landslide will likely turn out to be the historically most important result from last Tuesday, akin to but with even greater consequences than George W. Bush's victory in Texas in 1998, another midterm year in which the GOP otherwise came a cropper.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
28 Nov. 2022
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Then, spread a 2-inch layer of compost over the planting area and work the compost into the top 6 inches of bare soil with a tiller.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Mar. 2025
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The aging tiller takes pride in that fact as well as his work.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Yeoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yeoman. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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