ro·deo
ˈrō-dē-ˌō 
rə-ˈdā-(ˌ)ō
rə-ˈdā-(ˌ)ō
plural rodeos
1
: roundup
2
a
: a public performance featuring bronco riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, and Brahma bull riding
b
: a contest resembling a rodeo
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
The memory of you laughs, tells your rodeo tales of trips
And girls, and there are always cars to buy and sell.
—Joy Harjo, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 21 Feb. 2022
After Jimmy broke his promise to John (Kevin Costner) — to not rodeo ever again — the ranch hand eventually returned to Yellowstone.
—Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 18 Jan. 2022
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Noun
The director’s last movie, the period western Cry Macho, starring Eastwood as an aging rodeo star tasked with traveling to Mexico to kidnap his former boss’s estranged son, was received as a flop.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
The memory of you laughs, tells your rodeo tales of trips
And girls, and there are always cars to buy and sell.
—Joy Harjo, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
After Jimmy breaks his promise to John (Kevin Costner) to not rodeo ever again, he's sent over to the Sixes to become a real cowboy.
—Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 21 Feb. 2022
After Jimmy broke his promise to John (Kevin Costner) — to not rodeo ever again — the ranch hand eventually returned to Yellowstone.
—Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 18 Jan. 2022
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“Rodeo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rodeo. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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