cowbell
noun
cow·bell
ˈkau̇-ˌbel 
: a bell hung around the neck of a cow to make a sound by which the cow can be located
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The cowbell Crucial to that and about everything else is the scene is the Joint Operations Center, which might as well be called the Kansas City Situation Room.
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Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Woody’s daughter Nora Guthrie, who has spent many years shepherding her father’s musical legacy, was rocking a cowbell and getting into the spirit.
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Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
There are drums, cowbells, ham horns, and the battle cry of Olé Olé Olé, Olé Olé Olá!
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Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 June 2026
This year, graduate workers who are on strike picketed in Harvard Yard, blaring vuvuzela horns, drums and cowbells whenever an administrator spoke.
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Michael Casey,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Woody’s daughter Nora Guthrie, who has spent many years shepherding her father’s musical legacy, was rocking a cowbell and getting into the spirit.
—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
There are drums, cowbells, ham horns, and the battle cry of Olé Olé Olé, Olé Olé Olá!
—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 June 2026
This year, graduate workers who are on strike picketed in Harvard Yard, blaring vuvuzela horns, drums and cowbells whenever an administrator spoke.
—
Michael Casey,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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“Cowbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowbell. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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cowbell
noun
cow·bell
ˈkau̇-ˌbel
: a bell hung about the neck of a cow to indicate its whereabouts
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