as in lasso
a rope or long leather thong with a noose used especially for catching livestock the cowboy neatly tossed a riata over the head of the escaping cow

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Noun
  • Combining the bodysuit, bracelets, boots, lasso, tiara and earrings, the entire costume sold for $240,500.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 9 May 2025
  • In a 2015 study, his lab (by then relocated to Harvard Medical School) discovered that another type of fast-signaling neuron ensnares hair follicles like lassos (opens a new tab).
    Ariel Bleicher, Quanta Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Yes, many families absolutely lean into the dress code of cowboy boots, lariats, cowboy hats and other committed interpretations of cowboy formal.
    Margaux Lushing, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • The pieces from the Nature Sauvage collection included cluster earrings and a lariat necklace.
    Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 5 May 2025
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“Riata.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riata. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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