gaffers

plural of gaffer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaffers
Noun
  • Sometimes finding the right trees can be an adventure, hiking into forests and mountains to find the oldest trees, patriarchs that hold centuries of information.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • Instead, Reynolds observes that these sober men bore little resemblance to the roistering patriarchs of the remote plantations.
    James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • One expert noted that turning satellite data into information useful to firefighters and forestry managers will take some time.
    Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Starters were voted in by fans, while pitchers and reserve players were selected through a player ballot, a group of voters consisting of players, managers, coaches and league personnel.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • Designed with the needs of senior dogs in mind, this recipe helps keep beloved old-timers going strong.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • The old-timers try to stay in touch.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • For this story, a Yolo County spokesperson agreed to an interview with CBS News Sacramento on the grand jury's findings and the board of supervisors' response.
    Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • Whyte closed by encouraging aspiring supervisors to trust their instincts, seek out student productions for hands-on experience, and invest in building professional relationships.
    Faye Bradley, Variety, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Now, thanks entirely to Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the scales are tipping back towards the geriatrics.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Raya Elfadel Kheirbek is a professor of medicine and chief of the division of palliative medicine and geriatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
    Raya Elfadel Kheirbek, Washington Post, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • School district management groups, such as the one representing county superintendents, were more supportive of the changes.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Better Decisions, Earlier What constrains superintendents is how much time every day gets consumed by documentation and piecing together what happened, rather than applying that judgment to what comes next.
    Mike Winn, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The exhibit features several dozen dinosaur animatronics that fully loom and roar, and a virtual aquarium stocked with swimming ancients.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • The point is that these models demonstrated the ability to deceive their overseers in order to pursue hidden goals.
    Robert Wright, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • Their biology is dictated by their human overseers, who prioritize efficiency over quality of life.
    Jacqueline Goldblatt, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026
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“Gaffers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaffers. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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