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Recent Examples of rancher
But the picture-perfect rancher’s paradise of Stockyards City is true to its stripes—and nowhere is this more evident than at Cattlemen’s.
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Katie Akin, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
Rhoden is a welder, rancher and former legislator from rural Union Center in western South Dakota.
—Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 1 Apr. 2026
Grit has always been a necessary quality for making it as a rancher in the borderlands.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Chauvet, the Big Sandy rancher, said his perspective on whether remote towns like his should have a hospital is forever changed because of his accident.
—Aaron Bolton, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
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Katie Akin, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
Rhoden is a welder, rancher and former legislator from rural Union Center in western South Dakota.
—Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 1 Apr. 2026
Grit has always been a necessary quality for making it as a rancher in the borderlands.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Chauvet, the Big Sandy rancher, said his perspective on whether remote towns like his should have a hospital is forever changed because of his accident.
—Aaron Bolton, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rancher
Noun
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Harris is a cattleman and a retired brigadier general who served in Afghanistan.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2026
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Texas, with its famous history of cattle drives and cattlemen, still has a bigger herd than any other state, with 12.1 million head — about 14% of total U.S. inventory.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Roosevelt observes that the cougars of his time are docile and timid, terrified of the rifle-bearing ranchman who had come to dominate their homelands.—
Declan Leary,
National Review,
12 Sep. 2019
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This once summer residence of the Marquis de Mores—an Old West frontier ranchman—and his family includes many of their original furnishings.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian,
6 June 2019
Noun
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The stockman rolls on narrow 21/18-inch spoked enduro wheels.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2026
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Environmental groups such as the Western Watersheds Project as well as local stockmen’s associations are quick to litigate changes to permits.—
Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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When cities buy water rights from rural areas and let the fields go fallow, the land does not automatically return to the shortgrass prairie encountered by 19th-century homesteaders or the Native Americans before them.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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For homesteaders taking an incremental, DIY approach, hoop houses and mini greenhouses are great entry points.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The six horsemen follow upstairs, to the upper floors, into the apartment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The horsemen hoped to develop alternative options during the extension of racing at Golden Gate Fields that previously had been canceled.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Rancher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rancher. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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