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Recent Examples of gaffer
The suit was filed by Serge Svetnoy, a gaffer on the New Mexico set, who is claiming emotional distress due to negligence.
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Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
If this does well, the caterer, the gaffer, the best boy and the dolly grip are going to see some extra dough.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
In the battle between McLaren and Red Bull for last year’s Formula One drivers’ title, a piece of gaffer tape was an unlikely flashpoint at the United States Grand Prix.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Tarps and blankets can only be placed with painter's, gaffer or masking tapes.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
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Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
If this does well, the caterer, the gaffer, the best boy and the dolly grip are going to see some extra dough.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
In the battle between McLaren and Red Bull for last year’s Formula One drivers’ title, a piece of gaffer tape was an unlikely flashpoint at the United States Grand Prix.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Tarps and blankets can only be placed with painter's, gaffer or masking tapes.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaffer
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In addition to Jaafar, the cast includes Juliano Krue Valdi as a young Michael, while Colman Domingo portrays patriarch Joe Jackson.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Allende’s portrait of a tumultuous Chile through five decades follows the Trueba family with Alfonso Herrera as the patriarch Esteban Trueba.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Junior Caminero singled, and manager Kevin Cash took somewhat of a gamble by taking out his top slugger to Richie Palacios could pinch run.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Reds manager Terry Francona has appreciated his hitters’ early-game discipline.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 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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As the new Sox skipper began walking out to the mound, his starter emphatically shook his head from side to side.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Anthony Contreras, the skipper for the team’s Triple-A affiliate, is now the big league third base coach.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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But the art of physical scorekeeping isn’t just for old-timers.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The housing tide is shifting, and for now, the edge has gone to the stodgy old-timers.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The lack of supervision of new workers on cases is also a problem, according to the DCF worker, who explained that many supervisors work remotely.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Across North Carolina, the average hourly wage for Sheetz employees is about $14 per hour, $17 for supervisors and $23 for assistant managers.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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Most oldsters like myself still will probably find revisiting the piece enjoyable.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Those devoted to the Charli cause will no doubt get more out of the film than an out-of-touch oldster like myself ever could.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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The civil lawsuit accuses Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, and his top lieutenant, Greg Brockman, of double-crossing Musk by straying from the San Francisco company’s founding mission to be an altruistic steward of a revolutionary technology.—
Michael Liedtke,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Fort Lauderdale city leaders should be stewards of the taxpayers’ money, now and in the future.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Gaffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaffer. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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