gandy dancer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gandy dancer
Noun
  • The South American liberation leader Simón Bolívar emancipated the slave laborers who worked on his family’s estate—unlike George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
    Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
  • In Hollywood, officers raided the parking lot of a Home Depot where laborers and food vendors worked.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Our friends and neighbors are living in terror of ICE raids that leave their families broken without a wage earner and leave children without their parents.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
  • For wage earners, Social Security and Medicare taxes are called FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) and are taken out of your paycheck.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Thanks to this unconventional bit of gas station grub, Sunoco Midwest Clean Fuel has become a destination for tenderloin aficionados across Indiana.
    Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • Local wildlife senses the presence of grubs long before humans see signs and will dig up the lawn to access the grubs.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • These recipes take minimal effort, make use of time-saving kitchen hacks, and taste like a family favorite waiting to happen.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
  • All my cooling devices and hacks were found in the Amazon Outlet, the premiere spot for finding big discounts on overstock items.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Now the last-place Sox are the beleaguered jobbers taking a beating at their home park.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Between his backstage segments, and being protected in defeat, Leon Ruff is quietly going from a glorified jobber to a legitimate midcarder.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 12 May 2021
Noun
  • As reported in a 2021 Rolling Stone exposé, more than a dozen women came forward with allegations of abuse against Manson, real name Brian Warner, including Evan Rachel Wood, actress Esmé Bianco, model Ashley Morgan, and Warner’s former personal assistant, Ashley Walters.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2025
  • Although the Magic continue to make a push to hire Mavericks assistant God Shammgod away from Dallas, according to NBA reporter Marc Stein, Mosley wouldn’t reveal his cards Friday.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Sheinbaum defended the banks' ties to Chinese clients as part of a legitimate trade relationship and warned the U.S. against treating Mexico as a subordinate.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • Bea and Patience carry the show, while the rest of the ensemble is just sort of there, not really adding much, aside from Bea’s obnoxious and bigoted subordinate (played by Nathan Welsh) who is dismissive and sneering about Patience, both to her face and behind her back.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Sad news: Former #Jets great Gerry Philbin, a member of the Ring of Honor and a defensive cog on the Super Bowl III championship team, has passed away, per his family.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • Maybe there is a player in this year’s draft class that can make a timely contribution next season, or perhaps be a major cog in the Wolves’ machine for years to come.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 June 2025
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“Gandy dancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gandy%20dancer. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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