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His style is an artistic amalgam of motifs from Alaska to Patagonia, inspired by the work of tailors like Nathan Turk and Nudie Cohn, of course, and the Mexican vaqueros before them.
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thehustle.co, 3 Feb. 2024
The American cowboy, so much a part of the iconography and outlaw ethos of country music, is based on the Mexican vaquero.
—Craig Marks, New York Times, 27 May 2024
What began as a utilitarian necessity for anyone getting around by horse, the earliest cowboy boots took inspiration from the footwear worn by Spanish vaqueros in the 17th century.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2023
Believing Nena dead, Néstor has been on the run from his grief ever since, moving from ranch to ranch working as a vaquero.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023
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thehustle.co, 3 Feb. 2024
The American cowboy, so much a part of the iconography and outlaw ethos of country music, is based on the Mexican vaquero.
—Craig Marks, New York Times, 27 May 2024
What began as a utilitarian necessity for anyone getting around by horse, the earliest cowboy boots took inspiration from the footwear worn by Spanish vaqueros in the 17th century.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2023
Believing Nena dead, Néstor has been on the run from his grief ever since, moving from ranch to ranch working as a vaquero.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaquero
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Toy Story saw a happy-go-lucky cowboy figurine named Woody (Tom Hanks) have his world shaken when his owner Andy (John Morris) received a cool, brand new action figure by the name of Buzz Lightyear.Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Arizona cowboy lassos runaway steer in epic capture Cowboy Carter Johnston posted a video to his Instagram page on Nov. 16, showing Johnston and his horse chasing down a feral steer in the mountains near Seligman in northern Arizona.Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Efficient waitstaff in traditional gaucho attire weave through the bustling scene, serving more than 1,000 diners daily.Allie Lazar, Saveur, 11 Dec. 2024
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In the opening shot, a sleeping gaucho slowly gets up from his horse and coaxes him to stand.Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
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Houston is also home to the rodeo, the country’s oldest Black trail ride, and Black cowboy culture — in 1800s Texas, one in four cowhands were Black.Maria Sherman, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
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On a recent morning, one cowhand lounged in dusty jeans.Jes Aznar Mike Ives, New York Times, 26 June 2023
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Younger kids can choose from a selection of small plates portioned for cowpokes.Outside Online, Outside Online, 17 July 2024
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His fictional protagonists have included ornery cowpokes and professors of esoterica.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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Bella Hadid has returned from playing the starring role in Rodeo and Juliet–a sort of real-life rom-com where an international supermodel falls in love with a simple Texan cowman and realizes there is a life beyond New York, London, Paris and Milan–and is (more importantly) back in capri pants.Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 2 May 2024
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McGuinn’s handshake indicated that, indeed, the farmer and the cowman, or the country traditionalist and the Byrd-man, could be friends.Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Jan. 2022
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The Supreme Court had already decided that yes, indeed, Texas — which spent a hundred million buckaroos a year on California produce — could throw up its own quarantine on Golden State goods.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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The group disqualifies him, however, after researchers discover his buckaroo abilities are limited to wearing expensive Stetson hats and tripping on his lasso.Gustavo ArellanoColumnist, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2022
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Hadid styled her Western look with a beige straw hat and a cowgirl belt buckle.Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Phaedra and Quad finally make their grand entrance to the party—fashionably late, of course, and fully decked out in their cowgirl best.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
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In Mathura, a northern city where Krishna is said to have been born, people recreate a Hindu myth in which Krishna visits Radha to romance her, and her cowherd friends, taking offense at his advances, drive him out with sticks.Hari Kumar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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The girl and the cowherd are separated by a celestial river, but are able to be together one day a year when a flock of magpies forms a bridge over it.Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Vaquero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaquero. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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