GANDY DANCERS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

gandy dancers

noun

plural of gandy dancer

as in laborers

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Meanwhile, $12 million will go to a fund supporting out-of-work entertainment industry laborers.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026
Without fiefdoms structuring the distribution of land, the division of labor, and the provision of military protection, agents of state coercion were needed to ensure that former serfs would serve as wage laborers.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of laborers

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First, look for grubs by digging 2 to 4 inches deep in a 1-foot-by-1-foot square of your yard.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 2026
Reseeding is particularly important in high-traffic areas or patches of the lawn where grubs, heat, or disease have left the turf thin.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026

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Unlike ordinary reporting tools, this platform also tracks actual financial results by providing revenue attribution at the SKU level to show which products consumers discover and purchase through the use of AI assistants.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Retailers can start by testing how products appear when shoppers ask AI assistants questions in their own words, and measuring results product by product.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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No matter how powerful, dictators have always needed subordinates—censors, propagandists, security guards, police officers, intelligence analysts, and local bureaucrats—to carry out their orders.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
Investigators have accused one of his subordinates of running a fraud scheme, though Kravchenko himself has not been charged or named a suspect.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

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