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Recent Examples of shepherdess
The thoughtful decor features pendant lamps inspired by traditional Rwandan headdresses, crafted by local fashion designer Joselyne Umutoniwase, and tasseled armchairs that riff on the traditional Rwandan shepherdess skirts.
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Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
Others, such as the fictional shepherdess Marcela in Don Quixote, decided to lead a life of solitude and freedom away from both men and the confines of the convent.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2025
There’s also an impressive 1836 drawing of a young shepherdess by Jules Dupre, acquired by the museum in 2009 as part of a bequest from collector Muriel Butkin.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023
And Angela Chatelain Avila entertainingly plays most of the play’s female roles, including the neighbor’s gentle-natured wife Beryl, a boy servant, a maid and a shepherdess.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2022
The Queen was—and will remain—a shepherdess of Britishness: someone to lead the way.
—John Galliano, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2022
Set in Peru’s Andes, Margarita, a shepherdess, comes upon a dying Chilean soldier who has escaped from a battle.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022
Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
Others, such as the fictional shepherdess Marcela in Don Quixote, decided to lead a life of solitude and freedom away from both men and the confines of the convent.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2025
There’s also an impressive 1836 drawing of a young shepherdess by Jules Dupre, acquired by the museum in 2009 as part of a bequest from collector Muriel Butkin.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023
And Angela Chatelain Avila entertainingly plays most of the play’s female roles, including the neighbor’s gentle-natured wife Beryl, a boy servant, a maid and a shepherdess.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2022
The Queen was—and will remain—a shepherdess of Britishness: someone to lead the way.
—John Galliano, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2022
Set in Peru’s Andes, Margarita, a shepherdess, comes upon a dying Chilean soldier who has escaped from a battle.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shepherdess
Noun
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Hart, who previously owned a German shepherd, shared in an update in the comments section of Woodside Animal Welfare Trust's post about the adoption.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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The base of this shepherd’s pie is green lentils and cremini mushrooms, and it’s topped with a luscious layer of creamy mashed potatoes.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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After Joe translates for Washington in an interrogation with a sheepherder whose land borders the ravine where Vines’s body was found, Washington finally makes her suspicions plain.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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Whitfield doubles down on his previous orders, instructing the former sheepherder to murder all the Duttons and dump their bodies in the lawless border town.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Each singer is known for powerful vocal performances, and their voices complement one another with a graceful concord, highlighting the song’s message of a cowboy’s straightforward, restorative and effective prayers.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Smithsonian Museum estimates that one in four cowboys was Black, working alongside Hispanic vaqueros and Native Americans to help settle the West.—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In Mathura, a northern city where Krishna is said to have been born, people recreate a Hindu myth in which Krishna visits Radha to romance her, and her cowherd friends, taking offense at his advances, drive him out with sticks.—
Hari Kumar,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2024
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Caterina was foisted off on a cowherd in a neighboring village, while Ser Piero married into a wealthy family.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
10 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Pagnol returns to Marseille and is greeted by his brother Paul, a goatherd.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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The French- and Corsican-language drama centers on Joseph, one of the last goatherds on the Corsican coastline, who receives a visit from the Mafia.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2024
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
Noun
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Continue reading … FAITH UNDER SIEGE – Christians targeted in systematic kidnapping campaign in Nigeria by jihadi herdsmen.—
,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Boötes, also known as the herdsman, the American Meteor Society’s Lunsford said via email.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
1 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Shepherdess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shepherdess. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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