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Recent Examples of gearhead
The comprehensive color display shows speed and output power in a sort of motorcycle-familiar twin clock display, which pleased this gearhead immensely.
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William Roberson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
For the gearheads, the grounds offer a three-car garage.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
While Steep and Cheap is usually a go-to for bargain-hunting gearheads, that’s especially true now.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
For Harper’s, Kushner chronicles his adolescent gearhead flowering, as well as their time spent with the National Hot Rod Association—traveling from race to race, speaking with drivers, and basking in the fumes of cameraderie and funny cars.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 18 Nov. 2024
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William Roberson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
For the gearheads, the grounds offer a three-car garage.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
While Steep and Cheap is usually a go-to for bargain-hunting gearheads, that’s especially true now.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
For Harper’s, Kushner chronicles his adolescent gearhead flowering, as well as their time spent with the National Hot Rod Association—traveling from race to race, speaking with drivers, and basking in the fumes of cameraderie and funny cars.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gearhead
Noun
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For Chicago leaders, the end of 1871 as a physical gathering space for techies is a reminder that nurturing and preserving the city as a tech hub is an urgent task.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Not everyone can be Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, but the legions of techies who lined up at SAP Center to hear his GTC keynote could at least eat like him Tuesday morning.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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He’s been able to sell himself as a no-nonsense technocrat who knows how to steer a crisis.—
Sara Miller Llana,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Apr. 2025
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Canada’s ruling Liberal party picked Mark Carney — a former central bank governor known as a competent technocrat — as its new leader.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tapping into the geek chic aesthetic, the star completed the look with a pair of black trousers held up by red, white and blue suspenders supported by her shoulders.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Flamboyant theater geek Ezra (Matthew Finlan) makes his shrieks sound especially dramatic.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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After thwarting an attack against the celebrated technophile, Franklin picks up a mysterious ring that Burrell has dropped and soon discovers the ring allows its possessor to travel 57 seconds into the past.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
22 May 2022
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People use the terms gearhead, geek, technocrat, and technophile interchangeably.—
Kim Komando,
USA TODAY,
14 Apr. 2022
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“Gearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gearhead. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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