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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
Greenland sharks are the longest-living fish Could a contemporary of William Shakespeare still be swimming in the sea?
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Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Based on their growth rates and the size of some sharks, their maximum age could be as much as 500 years.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Greenland sharks are slow-growing, less than half an inch per year, but live so long that mature specimens reach more than 19 feet in length.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Today's betting apps attack potential addicts with the ferocity of algorithmic sharks, and there's plenty of blood in the water.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The Trees Arrive Around 50 Million Years Later While sharks expanded their dominion of the seas, the land was barren and inhospitable, with even small plants struggling to gain a foothold.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The ancestors of the modern sharks first appeared in this Silurian Period.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Its teeth, unlike those of modern sharks, were not replaceable.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Starring Paul Mescal as Lucius, a young prisoner turned gladiator, this sequel goes bigger and wilder than its predecessor, including monkeys, rhinos and even sharks within its grand action sequences.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Based on their growth rates and the size of some sharks, their maximum age could be as much as 500 years.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Greenland sharks are slow-growing, less than half an inch per year, but live so long that mature specimens reach more than 19 feet in length.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Today's betting apps attack potential addicts with the ferocity of algorithmic sharks, and there's plenty of blood in the water.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The Trees Arrive Around 50 Million Years Later While sharks expanded their dominion of the seas, the land was barren and inhospitable, with even small plants struggling to gain a foothold.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The ancestors of the modern sharks first appeared in this Silurian Period.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Its teeth, unlike those of modern sharks, were not replaceable.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Starring Paul Mescal as Lucius, a young prisoner turned gladiator, this sequel goes bigger and wilder than its predecessor, including monkeys, rhinos and even sharks within its grand action sequences.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharks
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Family medicine physicians, by contrast, can expect a starting salary closer to $250,000, a good living by almost any measure, but a pay disparity that doesn’t strike most experts as reflecting the value, or importance, of these two specialties.Peter Ubel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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So much about gift-giving now is as straightforward as clicking a button online, but several of these Chicago stores distinguish themselves by being independent experts in their field.Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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To Catch a Predator was a popular television show designed to hunt down child predators and lure them to a film set, where they would be interviewed and eventually arrested.Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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Big mammals like whales and elephants, which are less likely to die from predators or other accidents, tend to live longer lives.Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Like wizards, vampires, and Batman, many of Robert Pattinson‘s offbeat stories doled out during dutiful press interviews are in fact, not real.Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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So there are these vampires in Staten Island, right?Katie Rife, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
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Whereas some scholars resign themselves to the rigidity of academia, Giovanni, who was an English professor at Virginia Tech until 2022, remained committed to learning new lessons.Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Legal scholars are split on whether the Constitution would permit him to do so.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The guild represents more than 6,000 artists, technicians, writers and production workers in the animation industry.Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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For music lovers, this year’s festival offers a slate of documentaries and narratives that delve into the lives and legacies of iconic artists and groundbreaking genres.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
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The call center gurus, the health system process engineers, and quality improvement wizards reading this will certainly say that the issues being experienced with call-center centralization isn’t the result of call center centralization.Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Composed of creative visionaries, innovators, strategists, music mavens, tequila lovers, artists, writers, digital wizards, and more, Where Eagles Dare promotes and practices a collaborative approach that honors all ideas while encouraging employees to learn from their peers’ expertise.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Sharks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharks. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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