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Recent Examples of ranchero
Dipping sauce flavors include avocado ranch and spicy ranchero.
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Maxwell Millington, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Miguel had always been the cook of the family, and the menu featured dishes Arturo and his siblings had been eating their entire lives: huevos a la Mexicana, steak ranchero, tripas, barbacoa, chile relleno, enchiladas and, of course, the restaurant’s trademark fajitas.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
At Bahía Agua Verde, looking for birds, seals, dolphins, and whales is on the agenda along with a mule ride and visit with a local ranchero.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2024
In a twist, Aguilar was competing in the best ranchero/mariachi album category with his son-in-law Christian Nodal.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Maxwell Millington, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Miguel had always been the cook of the family, and the menu featured dishes Arturo and his siblings had been eating their entire lives: huevos a la Mexicana, steak ranchero, tripas, barbacoa, chile relleno, enchiladas and, of course, the restaurant’s trademark fajitas.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
At Bahía Agua Verde, looking for birds, seals, dolphins, and whales is on the agenda along with a mule ride and visit with a local ranchero.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2024
In a twist, Aguilar was competing in the best ranchero/mariachi album category with his son-in-law Christian Nodal.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranchero
Noun
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Other nicknames for the snack include Rocky Mountain oysters, prairie oysters, cowboy caviar, or Montana tenders.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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Deeply rooted in cowboy culture, the styles retain the official jean for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) brand’s traditional five-pocket construction and classic Western detailing.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
20 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
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When the herd grew unmanageable, Mexican-Spanish vaqueros (cowboys) were brought in from California to teach locals how to rope and herd cattle.—
Sophie-Claire Hoeller,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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The two entered the ring waving Mexican and Peruvian flags dressed as vaqueros.—
Jireh Deng,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Oct. 2024
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Shawn Harris, a retired Brigadier General and cattle rancher in northwest Georgia, ran against Greene in 2024, taking home more than 30% of the vote.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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One recent analysis found that a single wolf can cost a rancher up to $162,000.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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So guess who becomes Bond's ally? Played for broad comedy and featuring bizarre pop culture references (the Magnificent Seven theme plays when Roger Moore dresses like a gaucho), Moonraker finds the franchise parodying itself.—
Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Jan. 2026
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Expect to see a lot more of their eye-wateringly expensive merino wool gaucho bomber jackets in the stands next year.—
Rachel Marlowe,
Vanity Fair,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Proudly sporting the pava—the campesino hat of the island’s rural working class—Benito drags that symbol into every song, visual, and public appearance, parading around the world as both patron saint and chronicler of Puerto Rican music, art, aesthetics, and politics.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
2 Dec. 2025
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On May 12, a group of rural campesinos staged a peaceful protest to draw attention to threats of land eviction.—
Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah,
Christian Science Monitor,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Residents and visitors will line the streets to watch cowhands from various ranches herd more than 30 Longhorns through town, a tradition dating back to when the parade was a downtown cattle drive.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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There are plenty of places to take a horse, with experienced cowhands to guide the way.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The picture-perfect cowman’s paradise of Stockyards City is true to its stripes—and nowhere is this more evident than in Cattlemen’s Steakhouse.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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The reply of my friend and hunting companion was one of those quaint, rasping epithets which only a cowman can manage when everything has gone wrong.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Ranchero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranchero. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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