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Recent Examples of campesino
The consequences were devastating for Andean campesinos of Indigenous descent, who had been a strong base of support for the new president.
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Stephanie McNulty & Sarah Chartock / Made By History, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
The only way to keep vallenato alive is for the campesino to not be displaced.
—Daniella Tello-Garzon, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2024
In the 1980s, campesinos began to grow the fruit too.
—Viridiana Hernández Fernández, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024
The workforce is graying; nearly three-quarters of Mexican campesinos are over 45.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
This was particularly true at Ayotzinapa, thanks to a long guerrilla tradition: multiple campesino movements had flourished in Guerrero in the sixties and seventies, and two of their leaders, Lucio Cabañas and Genaro Vázquez Rojas, had close ties to the school.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Most had kept a long silence about their indigenous heritage for fear of being ridiculed: Indigenous people were country people—uneducated campesinos stereotyped as gullible or backward.
—Robert M. Poole, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2011
My joy for contemplative platicas on porches comes from this southern campesino practice of pause.
—Nic Rodríguez Villafañe, refinery29.com, 13 July 2023
Flamin’ Hot also sends the message that no waiter, janitor, housekeeper, campesino, or other blue-collar worker is unworthy of respect.
—Sylvio Martins, Bon Appétit, 12 June 2023
Stephanie McNulty & Sarah Chartock / Made By History, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
The only way to keep vallenato alive is for the campesino to not be displaced.
—Daniella Tello-Garzon, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2024
In the 1980s, campesinos began to grow the fruit too.
—Viridiana Hernández Fernández, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024
The workforce is graying; nearly three-quarters of Mexican campesinos are over 45.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
This was particularly true at Ayotzinapa, thanks to a long guerrilla tradition: multiple campesino movements had flourished in Guerrero in the sixties and seventies, and two of their leaders, Lucio Cabañas and Genaro Vázquez Rojas, had close ties to the school.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Most had kept a long silence about their indigenous heritage for fear of being ridiculed: Indigenous people were country people—uneducated campesinos stereotyped as gullible or backward.
—Robert M. Poole, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2011
My joy for contemplative platicas on porches comes from this southern campesino practice of pause.
—Nic Rodríguez Villafañe, refinery29.com, 13 July 2023
Flamin’ Hot also sends the message that no waiter, janitor, housekeeper, campesino, or other blue-collar worker is unworthy of respect.
—Sylvio Martins, Bon Appétit, 12 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campesino
Noun
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There is no need for Shyne to overly verbalize the significance of these images: Black farmers cultivating land on which they were once enslaved, using tools that ease the burden of this task.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s reference to the Delta smelt centers on a decades-old water battle in California between cities, farmers and the environment.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The company launched an indoor cultivator called the LG Tiiun in 2019, before following up with much more compact iterations.—
Emma Roth,
The Verge,
26 Dec. 2024
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Artists are launching their own lines of cannabis products, typically pairing up with existing cultivators to get their brands on dispensary shelves.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2024
Noun
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One of the easiest ways to bring the outside in is by incorporating unique houseplants, floral arrangements, and ceramic planters for a fresh, organic ambience in your interiors.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
17 Jan. 2025
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For those who want their homes to feel both chic and welcoming without complicated styling, try adding a small accent piece like a wood-and-metal lamp or a concrete planter or pairing linen throw pillows with a metallic side table for contrast.—
Wendy Vazquez,
Southern Living,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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World & Nation President Carter and the Mideast: Long-ago success and lasting wounds Jan. 1, 2025 The procession stopped at the farm where the future president toiled alongside the Black sharecroppers who worked for his father.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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Written in clear, confident prose, the book captured the profound influence of the land and the people -- especially the Black sharecroppers who helped raise him.—
Philip Martin,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Campesino.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campesino. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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