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rodeo
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ro·de·o
/ ˈrōdēˌō; rəˈdāō/
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n.
(pl. -de·os)
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an exhibition or contest in which cowboys show their skill at riding broncos, roping calves, wrestling steers, etc.
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a similar exhibition or contest demonstrating other skills, such as motorcycle riding or canoeing.
2.
a roundup of cattle on a ranch for branding, counting, etc.
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an enclosure for such a roundup.
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v.
(-de·oed, -de·o·ing) [intr.]
compete in a rodeo.
ORIGIN: mid 19th cent.: from Spanish, from rodear ‘go around,’ based on Latin rotare ‘rotate.’
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Rodeos are still riding high in the saddle in Utah
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 7/24/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...cowgirls. "There are rodeos that pay better," said...time National Finals Rodeo qualifier and currently...But the crowds in these rodeos are outstanding." While...to fill seats, local rodeos are doing as good or...ever have. Spanish Fork Rodeo Chairman Steven Money...
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Rodeos holding tight during economic recession
News Wire article from: AP Online; 7/19/2009; 700+ words
; ...recession, some American rodeos are bucking the hard...sitting on the fence. Rodeo officials across...Martin's San Antonio rodeo, for example, was...3 million. Most rodeos benefit from the...reasons. Those include rodeos in Wichita Falls...year's Red River Rodeo scheduled for June...
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2 Rodeo is the place to go.(shopping complex in Beverly Hills, CA)(Special Advertising Section)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Magazine; 9/1/1995; 700+ words
; ...it is not a mall -- not a shopping center, it's 2 Rodeo, one of the first and only shopping venues of its kind. The largest development on Rodeo Drive, 2 Rodeo anchored Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Boulevard in 1990...
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Rodeo aims to rope in folks to Chino
Newspaper article from: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin; 6/17/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...games. Although the Chino Pro Rodeo is mid-sized compared to the 600 other rodeos held in the United States and...attend a larger number of small rodeos. "Single head rodeos" like the Chino Pro Rodeo are a good strategic entry for...
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Rodeos hold tight amid recession: ; Events working to replace sponsors, craft ticket packages for patrons
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 7/20/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...recession, some American rodeos are bucking the hard...sitting on the fence. Rodeo officials across...Martin's San Antonio rodeo, for example, was...3 million. Most rodeos benefit from the...reasons. Those include rodeos in Wichita Falls...year's Red River Rodeo scheduled for June...
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 "Lake Zurich Courier (IL)")
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Rodeo sees attendance jump
Newspaper article from: Lake Zurich Courier (IL); 7/15/1999; ; 688 words
; ...alike, last week's International Professional Rodeo Association/US 99 Championship Rodeo in Wauconda was an unqualified success. "Friday...of last year," said Thyrl Latting of Latting Rodeo Productions. Life of a rodeo clown Page 7 The...
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Rodeo Tries to Rope in a Broader Audience.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 7/21/2002; 700+ words
; ...the fee can enter a rodeo, meaning star cowboys...rides in about 100 rodeos yearly, a grueling...our story." The rodeo association is adding...sessions at its yearly rodeos featuring top cowboys...features its trucks in rodeo arenas around the...a week following rodeos, the company ...
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 "Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL)")
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RODEO WRANGLES MORE ABUSE CLAIMS
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 10/1/1997; 700+ words
; ...continue to include a rodeo. "We are people who...t have a problem with rodeos in general. But as a...I would prefer a real rodeo to a sideshow using animals...sanctions more than 550 rodeos a year and issues only...or seven events at a rodeo involving about 200 people...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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RODEO STRUGGLES TO STAND TALL; PIERCE EVENT THREATENED, BUT THRILLING.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 4/30/1998; 700+ words
; ...Daily News Staff Writer For some people, rodeo is a throwback to the Old West. It's...roping calves or tying goats. It is rodeo clowns, Wrangler jeans and dust. For...for all retired. But to Nicole Phelps, rodeo is just a great time that provides excitement...
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Rodeo Drive looking to evolve, again. (Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 7/14/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...shops to international prominence. The Rodeo Drive Committee, as they called themselves...they face today. The international fame Rodeo gained has drawn busloads of camera-toting...than-pleased with the emergence of Rodeo as a tourist destination. Mary Marshall...
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Rodeos
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...cowhands. Although the rodeo eventually became...working cowboys. Rodeos and roundups alike...events as men in early rodeos. Women remained...1930s, when female rodeo fatalities and gender...enforced by some rodeo promoters reduced the roles of women in rodeos. Eventually, women...
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Blue Rodeo
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Blue Rodeo Rock/country/folk/pop band Awarded Blue Ribbons Rode for the Cause Rodeo on the Range Selected discography Sources The essence of Blue Rodeo’s music was born out of influences by Elvis Costello, the Beatles, and the...
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Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Sweethearts of the Rodeo Country duo For the Record…...discography Sources Sweethearts of the Rodeo took country music by storm in 1986 with...Nadine. The second Sweethearts of the Rodeo album sold well, but not as well as the...
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rodeo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Today there are many professional rodeo performers who spend their time going...exhibition to another. There are annual rodeos at many places in the West; in the...repr. 1987); M. S. Robertson, Rodeo (1961); F. Schnell, Rodeo (1971...
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Rodeo
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Rodeo. Ballet in 1 act by Copland, 1942, choreog. and lib. by Agnes de Mille. Sub-titled ‘The Courting at Burnt Ranch’ and set (like Billy the Kid ) in America's Wild West. Uses traditional songs. Prod. 1942. Suite of 4 movts. for orch. 1943.
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