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as in dodgers
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
a card shark
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as in experts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a shark at calculus
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as in predators
a person who habitually preys upon others
being a new arrival in Hollywood, she was easy prey for the sharks in the movie business
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Recent Examples of sharks
Unthreatened by predators besides humans, though attacks have been recorded, hammerhead sharks swim freely and in groups, sometimes up to 500 in number, eating small fish and stingrays.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2024
These sharks even use their heads to ram and pin down their prey when necessary.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2024
Aquatic animals such as eels, sharks and dolphins are known to sense electricity in water, which is an excellent conductor of charge.
—quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
That’s likely because the types of sharks that frequent New Smyrna Beach—black-tipped sharks, nurse sharks, bull sharks, spinner sharks, and lemon sharks—are fairly small and unlike Great Whites, don’t tend to be aggressive.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 30 Sep. 2024
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2024
These sharks even use their heads to ram and pin down their prey when necessary.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2024
Aquatic animals such as eels, sharks and dolphins are known to sense electricity in water, which is an excellent conductor of charge.
—quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
That’s likely because the types of sharks that frequent New Smyrna Beach—black-tipped sharks, nurse sharks, bull sharks, spinner sharks, and lemon sharks—are fairly small and unlike Great Whites, don’t tend to be aggressive.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharks
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Whether these sweeping changes will be enough to turn the tide remains a point of debate among experts.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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The company is preparing for Phase II trials and is in discussions with experts in India regarding the best indication for the next phase.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Last week, Newsom signed a bill putting a moratorium on all blood thinning rat poisons, which travel up the food chain when predators eat dead or sickened rats.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Herbivores graze with their calves, perhaps because clearings allow them to more easily spot predators.Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
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This new insight into how workers and technology interact comes from BCG Henderson Institute’s recent scientific field experiment, conducted with scholars from Boston University and OpenAI’s Economic Impacts Research Team.Riccarda Joas, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Simone’s attitude toward Judaism became a Rorschach test for scholars and critics to project their own feelings onto my aunt and her family.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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According to the Latin Recording Academy, more than 30 artists took the stage to deliver show-stopping tributes honoring the memories of key figures who made great contributions to Latin music.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The show was also intentional about embracing younger artists blazing new trails in the industry — from a medley with up-and-coming urban artists Eladio Carrión, Quevedo, Myke Towers, to a Spanglish performance by Joe Jonas and Ela Taubert, who is nominated for best new artist.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Talk about the wizards, and the establishment of that signature LOTR character Gandalf.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
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There were blue wizards who were around in the North during the Second Age who went to the East.James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Sharks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharks. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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