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as in cowboy
a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range
a rough-hewn wrangler who never says much
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as in fighter
a person who takes part in a dispute
known as a petty, unrelenting wrangler who likes argument for the sake of argument
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Recent Examples of wrangler
Sitting on the edge of Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area north of Cave Creek, Arizona Horseback Adventures offers visitors a variety of rides led by professional wranglers through the Sonoran Desert.
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
The video goes on to show balloon wranglers and NYPD officers wrestling the giant inflatable to the ground amid high winds, stomping on it to deflate it further.
—John Russell, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Where to Play Channel your inner cowboy (or girl) on a snowy trail ride at Del’s Triangle 3 Ranch, led by fifth-generation wrangler (and enthralling storyteller) Ray Heid ($150).
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2024
Then, the wranglers can release the transcript to the public.
—Justin Gomez, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
The video goes on to show balloon wranglers and NYPD officers wrestling the giant inflatable to the ground amid high winds, stomping on it to deflate it further.
—John Russell, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Where to Play Channel your inner cowboy (or girl) on a snowy trail ride at Del’s Triangle 3 Ranch, led by fifth-generation wrangler (and enthralling storyteller) Ray Heid ($150).
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2024
Then, the wranglers can release the transcript to the public.
—Justin Gomez, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrangler
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Watch on Deadline Dusty is a quiet guy and O’Connor, probably not a casting director’s idea of a cowboy, really manages to show us who this young man is, often with just his forlorn facial expressions rather than the limited dialogue he is given in many scenes.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Will Rodgers Foundation announced last week that the Palisades Fire claimed both historic homes of the famed cowboy actor and member of the Cherokee Nation.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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Even for many residents of Gaza, however, the swift re-emergence of the fighters, some in official uniforms, was a surprise.—
Iyad Abuheweila,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Simultaneously, Israeli airstrikes destroyed multiple military installations, including fighter jets and weapon caches across Syria.—
Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2025
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The video also is mentioned in a court filing from the firm Monday, asking a court to order SCE to preserve certain physical evidence the plaintiff alleges may show the cause of the sparking.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas and a group of 17 plaintiffs challenged the law on behalf of themselves, booksellers, patrons of bookstores, bookseller associations and author associations.—
Ron Wood,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Justice Department is asking the D.C. Circuit to find that Austin validly withdrew from the pretrial agreements and bar the military commission from conducting plea hearings, during which the defendants would enter guilty pleas.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Last summer, the Supreme Court ruled that the Justice Department went too far in applying the obstruction charge against Jan. 6 defendants.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
27 Jan. 2025
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The host, 50, took a tumble on a recent episode of Wheel of Fortune after a contestant guessed the correct answer in the final seconds of the bonus round and got overly excited.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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And competing for this five million dollars are these one-thousand contestants.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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Today marks School Choice Week, a time when advocates of educational freedom highlight and promote the value of school choice.—
The Editorial Board,
Orange County Register,
28 Jan. 2025
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But advocates say families need help accessing diapers, which are necessary for both child and maternal health and for families to survive financially, since any child in diapers must bring an adequate supply to day care.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
28 Jan. 2025
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That scrapper, his out-of-season t-shirt, the playground and the flashed Playboy...—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
10 Jan. 2025
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Every Volunteers outing has been a blowout, save for their one-point scrapper over Illinois.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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In this and other such statements, the United States projects an aura of neutrality -- even suggesting, on occasion, that the country could serve as a good-faith mediator between disputants.—
Michael T. Klare,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2013
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My disputant’s particular problem wasn’t with Carpenter’s voice but with its anodyne middle-of-the-road context (both musically and culturally).—
Wesley Stace,
WSJ,
20 Dec. 2018
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“Wrangler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrangler. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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