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Recent Examples of gofers
Gopher Mesh Another way to prevent gophers from making a home in your lawn is to use gopher mesh.
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David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
The gophers that have made your back yard the Penn Station of the gopher world?
—Broti Gupta, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
The gophers that have made your back yard the Penn Station of the gopher world?
—Broti Gupta, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gofers
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Her two assistants, Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt, are also American women.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Kafka worked with Petzing and offensive line coach Hank Fraley — both assistants in Minnesota — that same year.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Cabin attendants discovered Kepner's body, prosecutors say, wrapped in bedding and partially hidden under a bed, with a box of life vests positioned to obscure it.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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The combination of attendants and police officers directing traffic seemed to have worked.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Ironically, a hiring surge of factotums has helped push San Diego to the financial brink.—
Kate Callen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some families even bring their housekeepers, presumably to clean up all of the empty soy sauce packets.—
Brendan Cosgrove,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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In Dish Jockey, an etching from 1993, a harried woman in a bandanna (shades of Rosie the Riveter) scrubs dishes while an ensemble of Tinkerbell-like housekeepers complete other chores nearby.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Chinese percussionist Xu Yang told his social media followers the form and style of the drums used on the Great Wall appeared more like a Japanese Taiko performance.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Franco's new followers were quick to flood into the comment section with their suspicions that there was more to the posts than the actor was letting on.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
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“Gofers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gofers. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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