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Recent Examples of vaquero
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.
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Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026
The Smithsonian Museum estimates that one in four cowboys was Black, working alongside Hispanic vaqueros and Native Americans to help settle the West.
—Bo Evans, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Available at vaqueros stands near sections 204, 229, 416 and 446.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
When the herd grew unmanageable, Mexican-Spanish vaqueros (cowboys) were brought in from California to teach locals how to rope and herd cattle.
—Sophie-Claire Hoeller, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
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Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026
The Smithsonian Museum estimates that one in four cowboys was Black, working alongside Hispanic vaqueros and Native Americans to help settle the West.
—Bo Evans, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Available at vaqueros stands near sections 204, 229, 416 and 446.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
When the herd grew unmanageable, Mexican-Spanish vaqueros (cowboys) were brought in from California to teach locals how to rope and herd cattle.
—Sophie-Claire Hoeller, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaquero
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Rip makes a few calls, including one to former Yellowstone cowboy Walker (Ryan Bingham), who tells him about a ranch for sale in Texas.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Her address book leads them to Chuck Hall (Mykelti Williamson), a cowboy lawyer who lost his tongue to him, but still has lots to say and warnings to give.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
15 May 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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Expect to see a lot more of their eye-wateringly expensive merino wool gaucho bomber jackets in the stands next year.—
Rachel Marlowe,
Vanity Fair,
22 Dec. 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
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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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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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Good to have former FSU cowgirl/Jets reporter Jenn Sterger back in class to celebrate Star Wars Day.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Little Sterling has also been experimenting with her style recently, with her mom sharing snaps of her dressing up as a cowgirl on Monday, April 27.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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It’s attributed to a cowherd named Caedmon, who is thought to have composed the poem in a burst of inspiration following a religious dream.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
18 May 2026
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The sculpture depicts Krishna, the protector, raising a mountain with his left arm to shield cowherds from the wrathful storm unleashed by Indra—a pivotal motif in Khmer art.—
Li Qi,
Artforum,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Vaquero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaquero. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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