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Recent Examples of campesino
On May 12, a group of rural campesinos staged a peaceful protest to draw attention to threats of land eviction.
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Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah, Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2025
The portraiture of a Black woman, along with the straw hat (an item synonymous with campesino iconography), brought together several concepts, and grew to become Catlett’s most renowned image in the eyes of many.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Mar. 2025
The consequences were devastating for Andean campesinos of Indigenous descent, who had been a strong base of support for the new president.
—Stephanie McNulty & Sarah Chartock / Made By History, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
The only way to keep vallenato alive is for the campesino to not be displaced.
—Daniella Tello-Garzon, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2024
In the 1980s, campesinos began to grow the fruit too.
—Viridiana Hernández Fernández, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024
The workforce is graying; nearly three-quarters of Mexican campesinos are over 45.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
This was particularly true at Ayotzinapa, thanks to a long guerrilla tradition: multiple campesino movements had flourished in Guerrero in the sixties and seventies, and two of their leaders, Lucio Cabañas and Genaro Vázquez Rojas, had close ties to the school.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah, Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2025
The portraiture of a Black woman, along with the straw hat (an item synonymous with campesino iconography), brought together several concepts, and grew to become Catlett’s most renowned image in the eyes of many.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Mar. 2025
The consequences were devastating for Andean campesinos of Indigenous descent, who had been a strong base of support for the new president.
—Stephanie McNulty & Sarah Chartock / Made By History, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
The only way to keep vallenato alive is for the campesino to not be displaced.
—Daniella Tello-Garzon, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2024
In the 1980s, campesinos began to grow the fruit too.
—Viridiana Hernández Fernández, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024
The workforce is graying; nearly three-quarters of Mexican campesinos are over 45.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
This was particularly true at Ayotzinapa, thanks to a long guerrilla tradition: multiple campesino movements had flourished in Guerrero in the sixties and seventies, and two of their leaders, Lucio Cabañas and Genaro Vázquez Rojas, had close ties to the school.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campesino
Noun
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Pakko acknowledged the challenges row-crop farmers are facing and how that contributed to his predictions for the overall Arkansas economy.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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Through amendments, the board ultimately restored minimal funding for eviction legal support, farmers' market FoodShare matching and support for families with children with disabilities or developmental delays.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Coming from the Orinoco Basin in South America, groups of agriculturalists settled in villages in the western and eastern parts of the Caribbean, speaking languages derived from the language family known as Arawakan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The charity’s agronomists predict that one kit, properly tended, can yield up to two hundred pounds of produce in a single season, enough to supplement the diets of a family of four.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Piccini's team tackled this by staging hands-on workshops, pairing veteran agronomists with robotics engineers to co-develop protocols that honored both viticultural wisdom and technological best practices.—
Jill Barth,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Over the past two years, farmers had issues selling their crops, leading growers to leave 100,000 tons of grapes to rot in the vineyards.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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State banks and warehouses would help growers stay in business.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Executive Director of the Office of Medical Cannabis Cannon Armstrong said three cultivators are in the process of growing.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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Colorado regulators fined more than 40 cannabis cultivators and manufacturers over the last five years for failing to comply with testing requirements.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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Once cool weather has arrived to stay, grab your bulb planter or hand trowel and get these bulbs in the ground.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
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The colorful evergreen foliage provides a warm winter welcome in porch planters and brightens patio plantings all year long.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Campesino.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campesino. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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