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lariats

noun

plural of lariat

as in lassos

a rope or long leather thong with a noose used especially for catching livestock the cowboy could throw a lariat around a running steer's head from 20 yards away

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Recent Examples of lariats Flapper-worthy tassels and liquid lariats? — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2026 Chokers, lariats, diamonds by the yard—some would argue that there’s a place for all of them in the safe, but discerning collectors tend to end up reaching for the trusty favorite, time after time. — Victoria Herman, Air Mail, 8 Nov. 2025

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lassos

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Video shows the bull calmly walking in a suburban neighborhood, while additional footage shows three authorities mounted on horses swinging lassos above their heads trying to rein in the animal.

— Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
Two Rorschach blobs as tall as men—one dark, the other a bright copper and blue—cast lassos at each other.

— Walker Mimms, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026

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