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Recent Examples of rustler
Gone were the twisted souls of the Deep South, replaced with stoic ranch hands, rustlers and gunslingers whose lives and fates played out in the harsh midday sun.
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Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
Hikers on the Hidden Valley trail, above, made their way along a one-mile loop that winds among massive boulders, through what is rumored to have been a cattle rustler’s hide-out.
—New York Times, 8 July 2021
The friendship between the lawman (played by Barry Sullivan) and the gun-toting rustler was fictionalized and greatly exaggerated over the show’s 75 episodes; many historians believe that Garrett actually shot and killed Billy in 1881.
—BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022
The friendship between the lawman (played by Barry Sullivan) and the gun-toting rustler was fictionalized and greatly exaggerated over the show’s 75 episodes; many historians believe that Sheriff Garrett actually shot and killed Billy in 1881.
—New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022
The rustler is usually a beekeeper or someone familiar with the transportation of bees.
—Fox News, 22 Feb. 2022
Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
Hikers on the Hidden Valley trail, above, made their way along a one-mile loop that winds among massive boulders, through what is rumored to have been a cattle rustler’s hide-out.
—New York Times, 8 July 2021
The friendship between the lawman (played by Barry Sullivan) and the gun-toting rustler was fictionalized and greatly exaggerated over the show’s 75 episodes; many historians believe that Garrett actually shot and killed Billy in 1881.
—BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022
The friendship between the lawman (played by Barry Sullivan) and the gun-toting rustler was fictionalized and greatly exaggerated over the show’s 75 episodes; many historians believe that Sheriff Garrett actually shot and killed Billy in 1881.
—New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022
The rustler is usually a beekeeper or someone familiar with the transportation of bees.
—Fox News, 22 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rustler
Noun
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Matt Dillon as Bob Hughes, lead junkie bandit of Drugstore Cowboy would also slot right in now, as would the late River Phoenix as conflicted hustler Mike Waters in Idaho.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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Want to try and take on a bandit camp but don’t want to risk dying?—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On the flip side, smugglers are incentivized by the hefty payments migrants will make to be escorted across the border, or in this case, to U.S. shores.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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The film's brash, documentary-style production perfectly captured Hackman's character, a seething, sadistic NYC cop seeking to bust a ring of heroin smugglers — like Ahab on the hunt for the white whale.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Written by Fielding, Richard Naylor and Jon Brittain, the series followed the contemptuous life of the 18th-century highwayman, known in York, England, as a thief, poacher and killer but whose exploits have been widely romanticized in modern culture.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Jan. 2025
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In the irreverent retelling of the 18th-century highwayman’s life, Turpin is the most famous but least likely of robbers, whose success is defined mostly by his charm, showmanship, and great hair.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
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The South African story follows a young girl on a magical visit to a wildlife reserve that goes horribly wrong when she and the park ranger accompanying her are ambushed by poachers.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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Such, unfortunately, is the case with The Last Ranger, a film about a ranger and her young protégé on a South African game reserve who are suddenly set upon by rhino poachers.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Majima's two combat styles are brilliantly cool, as are customization options for your crew, your looks and your pirate ship.—
James Perkins Mastromarino,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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Children can enjoy the facilities at the hotel’s Kids Club, which has a large outdoor playground featuring a large play pirate ship.—
Jason Chau,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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The wide footpads give the rider leverage for acceleration, stopping and turning.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Spiders, cockroaches, beetles, bats, tree frogs, and lizards all have varying-sized sticky footpads that use these same forces.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Rustler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rustler. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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