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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
When a team of scientists—accompanied by yaks and yak wranglers—traveled nearly four miles above sea level to the Guliya Glacier in northwest Tibet in 2015, their goal was to look back in time.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
One time the cat escaped and ran underneath our set, so we were basically shut down for an hour while the animal wrangler crawled around trying to find him.
—Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
The Basic Crafts unions represent about 8,000 workers in total, including drivers, animal wranglers, location managers, electricians and laborers.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 July 2024
As the crew unions that make up much of the working class of Hollywood, these companies can and should respect their drivers, electricians, laborers, location professionals, plasterers, caterers, plumbers, animal trainers / wranglers and more.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
One time the cat escaped and ran underneath our set, so we were basically shut down for an hour while the animal wrangler crawled around trying to find him.
—Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
The Basic Crafts unions represent about 8,000 workers in total, including drivers, animal wranglers, location managers, electricians and laborers.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 July 2024
As the crew unions that make up much of the working class of Hollywood, these companies can and should respect their drivers, electricians, laborers, location professionals, plasterers, caterers, plumbers, animal trainers / wranglers and more.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrangler
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Dillahunt will play modern cowboy William Macon, a self-righteous, conspiracy-minded man who masks his ruthless ambition behind a charming and calculated facade.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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Kate’s emerging cowboy tendencies, Trowbridge’s ruthlessness and immaturity, Eidra’s laser focus on intelligence gathering and analysis, Dennison’s rectitude, Roylin’s geopolitics-whisperer shtick — all are heightened and more immediately consequential than before.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Kai Ryssdal: Not only were buildings destroyed, virtually leveled, the Air Force says, but some F-22 fighters as well, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars, were also damaged.Outside Online, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
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During the rapprochement between China and the United States in the 1970s (which followed the split between China and the Soviet Union), North Korea hosted Soviet naval ships in its ports and allowed Soviet fighter jets to enter North Korean airspace.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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The goal of the decree was, essentially, to give people of color the opportunity to be elected to the board, said Daniel Ortega, an attorney for the plaintiffs in the initial lawsuit who is now representing the surviving plaintiffs in the case, during the first hearing over the ballot error.Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Connolly also ordered the state to cover plaintiffs’ court costs on account of the confusion sowed by regulators’ incorrect instructions.Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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According to the lawsuit, which lists six unnamed John Does as defendants, the group also drove to multiple polling locations in Royal Oak and Birmingham and illegally recorded voters inside polling stations.Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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The defendants’ last-minute attempt to rebrand their ER reboot as The Pitt is not fooling anyone.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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This week, both our contestants were nominated for their drive and enthusiasm inside and outside the classroom.Rebecca Loroff, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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In a moment from the episode, which was shared to the game show's social media accounts on Tuesday, October 29, Seacrest was getting to know two contestants on the episode, Kayley and Caitlyn.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Electric vehicle advocates were dismayed when General Motors suspended production of Chevrolet’s popular Bolt models, but the 2025 Equinox has many of the same admirable qualities, and EV consumers have responded accordingly.Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The bottom line: Trump's most dangerous weapon against the media is his words, which press freedom advocates have warned do have a significant chilling effect both at home and abroad.Sara Fischer, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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George is a scrapper, used to taking care of himself.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Harris came across as a tough scrapper who could think on her feet and conceivably handle the rigors of the Oval Office.George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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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 22 Nov. 2024.
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