Thesaurus results for WRANGLERS

wranglers

noun

plural of wrangler

as in cowboys

a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range a rough-hewn wrangler who never says much

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a person who takes part in a dispute known as a petty, unrelenting wrangler who likes argument for the sake of argument

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Recent Examples of wranglers Some even managed to evade the wranglers and disappear into the vast rangeland. — Stina Sieg, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026 Aspiring snake wranglers have a few more days to prepare for the Florida Python Challenge, the state’s annual roundup competition that draws participants from around the United States. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 Indigenous residents told the AP that wranglers also fenced off parts of the island and restricted access to farming areas that were meant for communal use. — ABC News, 19 June 2026 He was followed by both wranglers, one with a gun. — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 Welcome back Bruce Ireland and his gang of snake wranglers for this annual event. — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 The deal covers around 1,500 Teamsters members, including drivers, animal trainers and wranglers, chef assistants and location scouts and managers. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026 For dude ranching, Haugen recommends Vee Bar Guest Ranch, where guests can help real-life wranglers move and sort cattle, and Rebel Ranch, where visitors can have afternoon tea overlooking a herd of bison. — Matt Alderton, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 Seconds later, the wranglers rushed us out—the President was leaving. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026

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Tending to crops, riding horses and working the land, these work boots were worn by farmers and cowboys alike.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
Live actors would appear throughout, sometimes as gangsters in a noir crime movie, and sometimes as Wild West cowboys.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

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The panel of three judges nominated by Democratic former President Joe Biden agreed with the plaintiffs that the president does not have the power to regulate states' election policy.

— NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Officers detained about 60 people and deported some employees, including two plaintiffs who are part of Thursday’s lawsuit.

— Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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Research has previously shown that AI models can be extremely persuasive, more so than even the best human salespeople or debaters.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Personal laptops allow debaters to research, organize evidence and prepare for tournaments during free periods.

— Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of debaters

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The stakes are even higher for this year’s Dancing With the Stars contestants with a double elimination during season 35 premiere week.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
The season will run as a weekly series with an all-celebrity cast of 32 contestants, a step up from the show’s Japanese debut.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of contestants

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But advocates for people in poverty warned that the gains might be short-lived.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
On social media and in legal filings, animal advocates complain that the 50-block zone in downtown Los Angeles that’s home to thousands of unhoused people is an epicenter of animal neglect and cruelty.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of advocates

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The episodes saw 12 brawlers face off in teams led by Flay, Maneet Chauhan and Antonia Lofaso, aiming to win over judges Williamson, Carson Kressley and Rodney Scott.

— Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Displacing the ’90s boom bap and aughts brawlers of her last album is a streak of assiduous ’80s R&B exercises that foreground her gains as a vocalist more often than her gobstopping wordplay as a rapper.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025

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