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Recent Examples of ranchero
Although the region’s agricultural history dates back to the 18th-century Spanish missionaries and, later, Mexican rancheros, modern winegrowing began in the 1960s with the establishment of Cilurzo Vineyards and Brookside Winery.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The two options include: Spicy ranchero sauce Avocado ranch sauce
The crispy chicken taco costs $2.79 and the burrito starts at $5.49, though pricing may vary by location.
—Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
Dipping sauce flavors include avocado ranch and spicy ranchero.
—Maxwell Millington, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
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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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The two options include: Spicy ranchero sauce Avocado ranch sauce
The crispy chicken taco costs $2.79 and the burrito starts at $5.49, though pricing may vary by location.
—Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
Dipping sauce flavors include avocado ranch and spicy ranchero.
—Maxwell Millington, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
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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The Administration’s cowboy capture of the Venezuelan autocrat Nicolás Maduro, on January 3rd, prompted an airspace closure in the Caribbean, stranding many populations, none as humbled as the American tourists, gone to the islands for rest and relaxation over the winter holiday.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Simmered in a smoky, buttery, extra-creamy sauce, this hearty chicken pasta supper is cowboy-approved.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
9 May 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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The charro is far from a modest vaquero, but a venerable caballero (gentleman) who has mastered the wrangling artistry of the frontier.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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There's plenty of history on vaqueros, or Mexican cowboys, in the West, but one demographic left their prints on Arizona history with their stories vastly untold: Black cowboys.—
Amanda Luberto,
AZCentral.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Beulah is the local heavyweight of Rio Paloma, a multi-generation rancher with a palatial home to match.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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The Ford pickup truck was originally owned by a rancher who lived near the family’s home in Colorado.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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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
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Junior vividly remembers his father struggling tirelessly to support the family as a campesino (agricultural worker), an electrician and more, while his mother, who had worked as a bank clerk in Mexico, cleaned hotel rooms despite her arthritis.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
5 Mar. 2026
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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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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 15 May. 2026.
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