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Recent Examples of cowherd
In Mathura, a northern city where Krishna is said to have been born, people recreate a Hindu myth in which Krishna visits Radha to romance her, and her cowherd friends, taking offense at his advances, drive him out with sticks.
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Hari Kumar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Caterina was foisted off on a cowherd in a neighboring village, while Ser Piero married into a wealthy family.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2023
Its name honored one of the first Old English poets, a 7th century cowherd who was said to have waked up from a dream with the gift of verse and song.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
Around us, the valley slopes seem to touch the sky, covered in the Alpine forests where Hans Binder, the family patriarch and Natalie’s grandfather, had worked as a cowherd and logger to earn the money to buy the family sawmill.
—National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2020
All sides are discovering that federal lands, run well, are neither a fiefdom of Washington nor a bulwark against wrongheaded cowherds.
—Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2017
Hari Kumar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Caterina was foisted off on a cowherd in a neighboring village, while Ser Piero married into a wealthy family.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2023
Its name honored one of the first Old English poets, a 7th century cowherd who was said to have waked up from a dream with the gift of verse and song.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
Around us, the valley slopes seem to touch the sky, covered in the Alpine forests where Hans Binder, the family patriarch and Natalie’s grandfather, had worked as a cowherd and logger to earn the money to buy the family sawmill.
—National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2020
All sides are discovering that federal lands, run well, are neither a fiefdom of Washington nor a bulwark against wrongheaded cowherds.
—Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowherd
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Continue reading … FAITH UNDER SIEGE – Christians targeted in systematic kidnapping campaign in Nigeria by jihadi herdsmen.—
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FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Boötes, also known as the herdsman, the American Meteor Society’s Lunsford said via email.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
1 Jan. 2026
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With horses to ride, fish to catch, and hearty cowboy meals to devour, there’s no time for screens on a dude ranch vacation.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Neither the bull nor the cowboy gave in, and they were buried together, so the song goes.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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The picture-perfect cowman’s paradise of Stockyards City is true to its stripes—and nowhere is this more evident than in Cattlemen’s Steakhouse.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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The reply of my friend and hunting companion was one of those quaint, rasping epithets which only a cowman can manage when everything has gone wrong.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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Residents and visitors will line the streets to watch cowhands from various ranches herd more than 30 Longhorns through town, a tradition dating back to when the parade was a downtown cattle drive.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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There are plenty of places to take a horse, with experienced cowhands to guide the way.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An Eskimo herder and I went up on a ridge and counted nine wolves about two miles from us.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
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Attacks in Plateau State are part of a long-running cycle of violence in north-central Nigeria, where disputes over land and grazing between mostly Muslim Fulani herders and largely Christian farming communities frequently escalate into deadly clashes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Joe worked as a cowpuncher in Flagler, Colo., making $150 a day tending to cattle on horseback.—
Jose A. Del Real,
Washington Post,
6 Nov. 2022
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Channel the gaucho lifestyle in a look that pairs rustic earth tones with durable leather; layer up for evenings spent wine tasting, stargazing, or both.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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So guess who becomes Bond's ally? Played for broad comedy and featuring bizarre pop culture references (the Magnificent Seven theme plays when Roger Moore dresses like a gaucho), Moonraker finds the franchise parodying itself.—
Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Jan. 2026
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The charro is far from a modest vaquero, but a venerable caballero (gentleman) who has mastered the wrangling artistry of the frontier.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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There's plenty of history on vaqueros, or Mexican cowboys, in the West, but one demographic left their prints on Arizona history with their stories vastly untold: Black cowboys.—
Amanda Luberto,
AZCentral.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Cowherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowherd. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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