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Recent Examples of gaffer
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maurice Leiter denied efforts by Baldwin and other producers to dismiss the lawsuit brought by gaffer — or chief electrician — Serge Svetnoy.
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Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2026
Svetnoy, the film's gaffer, spent the next 20 to 30 minutes rendering aid to Hutchins after realizing the cinematographer had been shot.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Baldwin had asked the court to fully dismiss the lawsuit filed by Rust gaffer Serge Svetnoy.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
The suit was filed by Serge Svetnoy, a gaffer on the New Mexico set, who is claiming emotional distress due to negligence.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
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Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2026
Svetnoy, the film's gaffer, spent the next 20 to 30 minutes rendering aid to Hutchins after realizing the cinematographer had been shot.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Baldwin had asked the court to fully dismiss the lawsuit filed by Rust gaffer Serge Svetnoy.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
The suit was filed by Serge Svetnoy, a gaffer on the New Mexico set, who is claiming emotional distress due to negligence.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaffer
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Benji’s father is a volatile patriarch who grills during blizzards and hits him for failing to manfully respond to a classmate’s racist slight.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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And now, 50 years later, Pai is a father and grandfather, the patriarch of a family with three generations involved in the business and a surfing tribe —19 family members strong — with deep roots in and out of the water in Surf City.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
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Under Cooper’s order, the center’s managers plan to meet with the board in mid-July to vote on how to move forward on construction, according to a Justice Department filing June 19.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Giants manager Tony Vitello was about to pinch-run for Devers in hopes of adding speed on the bases to tie the game.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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Sixteen years into the experiment, Twitter is a graybeard by internet years and by corporate standards.—
Matt Pearce,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Oct. 2022
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Joe Thornton, the Bruins' No. 1 draft pick in 1997, is now an NHL graybeard.—
Dan Shaughnessy,
BostonGlobe.com,
23 Sep. 2022
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The third-year skipper passed Jerry Manuel and moved into ninth place on the franchise's wins list.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The extent to which anybody else is aware of the time-loop is ambiguous; the ship’s skipper is an elderly man with no memory of his name, and at times it’s implied that the town has deliberately trapped these men.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
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Designed with the needs of senior dogs in mind, this recipe helps keep beloved old-timers going strong.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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The old-timers try to stay in touch.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
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If a supervisor pings during family time, propose a clear callback window.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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Chaos erupted after activist and opponent to Henyard Jedidiah Brown called the former supervisor an expletive, leading both Woods and Henyard to enter the melee.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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Enough with the oldsters, what about those kids?—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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With each passing day, its oldster cast — including Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, and Geena Davis — is closer to the grave.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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While founder control is cited for long-term vision, the piece suggests alternative models like steward-ownership could foster accountability without sacrificing strategic focus, urging regulators to adapt to this new era of concentrated, potentially ungovernable corporate power.—
Mary Johnstone-Louis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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He was called to the stewards and slapped with a one-race ban that rules him out of Sunday's Grand Prix.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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“Gaffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaffer. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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