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as in cowboy
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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as in fighter
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 wrangler
The homeowner said in a Facebook comment that the reptile wrangler was at his home in a matter of minutes, and the snake was safely removed from the mower shortly after.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
The aging wrangler appreciates the offer, but kindly declines.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Sitting on the edge of Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area north of Cave Creek, Arizona Horseback Adventures offers visitors a variety of rides led by professional wranglers through the Sonoran Desert.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
The video goes on to show balloon wranglers and NYPD officers wrestling the giant inflatable to the ground amid high winds, stomping on it to deflate it further.
—John Russell, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
The aging wrangler appreciates the offer, but kindly declines.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Sitting on the edge of Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area north of Cave Creek, Arizona Horseback Adventures offers visitors a variety of rides led by professional wranglers through the Sonoran Desert.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
The video goes on to show balloon wranglers and NYPD officers wrestling the giant inflatable to the ground amid high winds, stomping on it to deflate it further.
—John Russell, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrangler
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Its 45 larger-than-life figures—cowboys on horseback, women riding sidesaddle, and lots of covered wagons— make up one of the world’s largest bronze sculpture installations.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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That was my experience at Rebuilding, in which Josh O’Connor plays a cowboy who’s just lost the family farm in a massive wildfire, and who’s struggling to put his life back together.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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Eschewing cultural insensitivity also proved a challenge, as evidenced by Ferrell playing Osama Bin Laden accompanied by Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers as Taliban fighters.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
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The war has killed over 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many were fighters.—
Jalal Bwaitel,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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In his ruling formalizing the TRO, Nichols agreed with the plaintiffs' assertion that they could be harmed if they are placed on administrative leave and abruptly recalled from their host countries.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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In a court filing submitted Thursday morning, the Justice Department urged the judge hearing the case to reject the plaintiffs' request to impose a restraining order blocking any public release of the list.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: Interim U.S. Attorney Edward Martin, who was a lawyer for Jan. 6 defendants and was appointed to his new post minutes after President Trump was sworn in, has in recent weeks publicly vowed to defend Musk and DOGE.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Sign and Release Warrants Many people don’t change their address on their licenses, which leads to a defendant potentially not receiving their mail, which in some cases may be a summons to appear for a low level offense.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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In the third round, each contestant was required to do a dunk with a teammate.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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A number of her fellow Bachelor Nation alums chimed in to provide support, including Kaitlyn Bristowe, Becca Kufrin, JoJo Fletcher, Clare Crawley and Jenn Tran, as well as fellow Season 17 Bachelorette contestants Justin Glaze and Andrew Spencer.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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Crime, courts and policing Immigration crackdown could deter workers from reporting hazards, advocates warn.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Homeless advocates defied a prominent real estate company on Saturday by promising to continue their weekly food distributions and church services in a North Sacramento parking lot.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
9 Feb. 2025
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The prelims will feature three bouts featuring fighters from Australia, so the crowd will be rocking, cheering on the local scrappers.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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That scrapper, his out-of-season t-shirt, the playground and the flashed Playboy...—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
10 Jan. 2025
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In this and other such statements, the United States projects an aura of neutrality -- even suggesting, on occasion, that the country could serve as a good-faith mediator between disputants.—
Michael T. Klare,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2013
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My disputant’s particular problem wasn’t with Carpenter’s voice but with its anodyne middle-of-the-road context (both musically and culturally).—
Wesley Stace,
WSJ,
20 Dec. 2018
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“Wrangler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrangler. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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