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riata

noun

rē-ˈa-tə

Definition of riata

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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So, why now, halfway through the first take of the shoot, was Axl flailing his arm like a windmill with his jacket hurling around through space like a lasso?

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
The union also incorporated a lasso ceremony, a Dominican wedding tradition in which a lasso was placed around the couple by their mothers to symbolize their eternal bond and two families joining into one.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

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