GANDY DANCERS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

gandy dancers

noun

plural of gandy dancer

as in laborers

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Noun

Her philanthropic activities extended far beyond her own community to include Indigenous inmates, Chinese immigrants, and white laborers, along with countless other Angelenos.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
In the previous decades, Japan had brought in many Korean, Chinese, and Taiwanese laborers, often under duress, to work in factories and mines, usually in atrocious conditions.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 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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That content becomes useful proof for shoppers and a clearer authority signal for AI assistants than another polished brand promo.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Those services usually cover assistants who help people with daily tasks such as bathing, laundry or cooking.

— Ana Ceballos Follow, Los Angeles Times, 20 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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