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Recent Examples of clansman
Then again, Christopher Lambert doesn't exactly sell his lead role as a Scottish clansman.
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Clark Collis, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2020
When one of Shade’s clansmen sleeps with a woman from another tribe, Shade is called upon to avenge the curse this affair will wreak on his people.
—Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019
Thousands of spectators attend the yearly event where clansmen test each other’s prowess in various competitions, including bagpiping, drumming, highland dancing and sheep dog trials.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2019
About 10,000 people gather for the event, in which clansmen compete in various competitions, including bagpiping, drumming, highland dancing, athletics and sheep dog trials.
—Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 June 2018
The design, which depicts two giants, the Taku River, clansmen, a bear holding a shield, the sun, a wolf and more, is starting to take shape.
—Alex McCarthy, The Seattle Times, 16 Dec. 2017
But unbeknownst to Claire, Jamie did in fact survive the Battle of Culloden while most of his Highlander clansmen did not.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2017
And in addition to physical threats, Jamie has to face the trauma of losing Claire, and nearly all of his clansmen.
—Cara Kelly, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2017
By marshaling the support of fellow clansmen and other donors, the project drew support from as far away as the United States and Britain, providing crucial food and water to nearly 1,000 families.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2017
Clark Collis, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2020
When one of Shade’s clansmen sleeps with a woman from another tribe, Shade is called upon to avenge the curse this affair will wreak on his people.
—Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019
Thousands of spectators attend the yearly event where clansmen test each other’s prowess in various competitions, including bagpiping, drumming, highland dancing and sheep dog trials.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2019
About 10,000 people gather for the event, in which clansmen compete in various competitions, including bagpiping, drumming, highland dancing, athletics and sheep dog trials.
—Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 June 2018
The design, which depicts two giants, the Taku River, clansmen, a bear holding a shield, the sun, a wolf and more, is starting to take shape.
—Alex McCarthy, The Seattle Times, 16 Dec. 2017
But unbeknownst to Claire, Jamie did in fact survive the Battle of Culloden while most of his Highlander clansmen did not.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2017
And in addition to physical threats, Jamie has to face the trauma of losing Claire, and nearly all of his clansmen.
—Cara Kelly, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2017
By marshaling the support of fellow clansmen and other donors, the project drew support from as far away as the United States and Britain, providing crucial food and water to nearly 1,000 families.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clansman
Noun
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Rediscovering his family’s ancestral land centuries after the religious wars forced those kinsmen to flee, our caballero soon steps in to protect a local clan from an oppressive landowner and his abusive henchmen.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2024
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At the time of President Lincoln's assassination, my father was in Washington visiting his kinsman, Col. Thomas M. Vincent, who was on the staff of the Adjutant General.—
Chris Ciaccia,
Fox News,
3 Sep. 2020
Noun
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Colbourne, a Jamaican descendant born in Panama, has lived in Miramar for 32 years.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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Your birth chart shows that hope is not all lost, because your natal Jupiter—planet of luck and expansion—is Aries, situated right on top of your descendant (a.k.a.—
Roya Backlund,
StyleCaster,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Svalbard polar bear mothers also stuck by their offspring for an average of 2.5 years.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Again, autobiography surfaces — Hackman, through his two marriages and three offspring, acquired and avidly refurbished an array of houses, notably in California’s Montecito and New Mexico’s Santa Fe.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
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Some Haitians have been forced to flee several times while leaving behind elderly parents or relatives with disabilities, Richardson added.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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Unions called a general strike in support of the mass mobilization led by the victims’ relatives.—
Derek Gatopoulos and Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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As the progeny of Ernie Isley — a key songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of The Isley Brothers, perhaps the most prolific soul group of all time — Alex Isley knows a thing or two about sensuality and intimacy.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
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But the structures come across as the progeny of one architect’s ego, while the philosophy behind Brutalism remains unexplained.—
Michael Allen,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2025
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Campaign can leverage Cuomo’s many years in office Cuomo, the scion of a New York political dynasty, spent decades in government before his stunning 2021 fall from grace.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Most polls had predicted that center-right president Daniel Noboa, 37, the scion of one of the country’s richest families, would win by a comfortable margin, if not clinch his re-election victory in the first round vote.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Clansman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clansman. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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