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Recent Examples of angler
At the 2021 national peak, anglers represented 9.7% of the total population.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
Read Next: Best Trout Lures Despite the river having that subtle, minty green stain many trout anglers love, not once did a fish arc up to the surface to snatch a lure, run up on one boat side, or roll around one and miss.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2025
Two men were ensnared in an angler’s worst nightmare when their boat was sucked into whirling water at the base of a dam, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
For avid anglers, the hotel offers expeditions with a local fisherman who knows all the secret spots around the island.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
Read Next: Best Trout Lures Despite the river having that subtle, minty green stain many trout anglers love, not once did a fish arc up to the surface to snatch a lure, run up on one boat side, or roll around one and miss.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2025
Two men were ensnared in an angler’s worst nightmare when their boat was sucked into whirling water at the base of a dam, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
For avid anglers, the hotel offers expeditions with a local fisherman who knows all the secret spots around the island.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angler
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The doc feature turns on Vicky a trans fisherwoman whose acceptance by her fishing village signals a new era of gender tolerance in the community.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2024
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The diving fisherwomen of South Korea’s Jeju Island, who harvest shellfish from the seafloor without breathing equipment, were a dwindling, elderly bunch when the agency recognized them, in 2016.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2024
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Also a longtime fly fisherman, Derrick Hicks was about to leave the river after a slow day near the bridge.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Feb. 2025
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Hot Water Music was co-founded by guitarist and singer, Chuck Ragan, who is also a passionate fly fisherman.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
20 Oct. 2024
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The attackers traveled to Mumbai by boat from the Pakistani port city of Karachi, hijacking a fishing trawler and killing its five crew members along the way.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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Share your thoughts | More about Emily Cochrane American shrimpers also have to meet higher environmental standards, including the mandatory use of turtle excluder devices to prevent endangered species or other wildlife from getting caught by a trawler.—
Emily Cochrane,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Dream Pairs Fisherman Sandals $30 $26 at Amazon Last summer, celebrity mom Katie Holmes made a splash walking around Manhattan in fisherman sandals.—
Claudia Fisher,
Parents,
18 Apr. 2025
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The veteran fisherman, who is based in Kentucky, landed an enormous alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) after chasing it for more than two miles.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Angler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angler. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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