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Recent Examples of rancher
In the aftermath of the Civil War, the tough and uncompromising rancher Thomas Dunson (John Wayne) embarks on an ambitious cattle drive along the Chisholm Trail, aiming to establish a profitable route from Texas to Missouri.
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Authorities said a cartel planted an IED that killed a Texas rancher and another individual and injured a third person.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
State law mandates that the wildlife agency compensate ranchers for the fair market value of livestock and guard animals killed by wolves, up to $15,000.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
However, there was significant pushback to the initiative from ranchers and farmers who feared that wolves would eat their livestock.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Authorities said a cartel planted an IED that killed a Texas rancher and another individual and injured a third person.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
State law mandates that the wildlife agency compensate ranchers for the fair market value of livestock and guard animals killed by wolves, up to $15,000.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
However, there was significant pushback to the initiative from ranchers and farmers who feared that wolves would eat their livestock.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rancher
Noun
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One morning in early January, the ranch’s owner, Martín Wall, a forty-five-year-old cattleman and a seventh-generation Texan, showed me around.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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One morning in early January, the ranch’s owner, Martín Wall, a forty-five-year-old cattleman and a seventh-generation Texan, showed me around.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Roosevelt observes that the cougars of his time are docile and timid, terrified of the rifle-bearing ranchman who had come to dominate their homelands.—
Declan Leary,
National Review,
12 Sep. 2019
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This once summer residence of the Marquis de Mores—an Old West frontier ranchman—and his family includes many of their original furnishings.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian,
6 June 2019
Noun
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Houston Tye Hinton, resident stockman at the Anchor 7 Cattle Growers Association, is winding down after a long day of branding cattle.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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Just as Darwin cultivated stockmen and pigeon breeders for their familiarity with the mysterious laws of inheritance, biologists interested in rattlesnakes have beaten a path to Martin’s door.—
Thomas Palmer,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
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As a Black homesteader myself, I've been met with resistance to farm work in my networks.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Detroit Free Press,
27 Nov. 2024
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Ree Drummond, Food Network star and famous homesteader, just dropped her biggest furniture collection to date at Walmart.—
Elsie Boskamp,
USA TODAY,
16 Oct. 2024
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That frontier epic, set at the turn of the 20th century, followed three horsemen who set out across the Tierra del Fuego archipelago tasked with securing a wealthy landowner’s vast property.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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The 28-year-old model who is an avid horse fan and is currently dating professional horseman, Adan Banuelos, posted a collection of photos from her time on the Paramount Network show.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Rancher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rancher. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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