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Recent Examples of gofers
The gophers that have made your back yard the Penn Station of the gopher world?
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Broti Gupta, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
Broti Gupta, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gofers
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Also present were Carrick’s assistants, plus all the leading executives who are based at Old Trafford, as well as the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The assistants do the type of work that AI is getting better at.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The chief ’s wife ordered her husband’s guards to remain outside, allowing only her female attendants to go with her to Ka`uiki Cave, deep into the heart of the hill.—
Jasmin 'Iolani Hakes,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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As the athletes point out, some work-study students have jobs in athletics, such as student ticket takers, seating attendants and food concession workers at NCAA contests.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Even the housekeepers know what to look out for.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
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King also said in recent years the hospital doubled the number of housekeepers per shift in its emergency department, and also increased the number of its emergency department transporters by 2%.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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The pair leaned in close for a casual selfie, sharing the beach day with her followers.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Since coming to Italy and making their way through the round-robin, around defending Olympic champion Italy in the semis and into the gold-medal game, Dropkin went from 15,000 Instagram followers to 22,000 Thiesse from 10,000 to 12,500.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Gofers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gofers. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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