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reata

noun

rē-ˈa-tə

Definition of reata

as in lasso

a rope or long leather thong with a noose used especially for catching livestock the gauchos tied their reatas and rode out onto the pampas to rope calves

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Visitors can salsa dance in Puerto Rico, milk a mechanical cow in Michigan, walk through an orange-scented citrus grove in Florida, practice their lasso skills in Wyoming, pick up Mardi Gras beads in Louisiana, send a postcard from West Virginia and peruse a Waffle House menu in Georgia.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 June 2026
The sculpture depicts the cowboy leaning against a tree, a lasso in hand, and a somber or tired expression on his face.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 19 June 2026

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The 59 year old paired her forearm-length top with a pair of wide-legged blue jeans, a gold lariat necklace, and a pair of oversized round black-to-yellow gradient sunglasses.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 6 June 2026
Back in the ring, Okada and Takeshita went back-and-forth in an excellent sequence with a wheelbarrow back suplex from Takeshita, followed by a running dropkick from Takeshita and a fighting-spirit lariat from Okada.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

Definition of lariat

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