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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯ-gər-ˌhed 
ˈlä-
2
a
: a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate waters
3
: an iron tool consisting of a long handle terminating in a ball or bulb that is heated and used to melt tar or to heat liquids
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that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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Progress on the proposal appeared to stall by summer last year as then-President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were at increasing loggerheads over humanitarian concerns and mounting civilian Palestinian death tolls.
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Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Congress can’t seem to agree on anything these days with Republicans and Democrats seemingly at loggerheads over every piece of legislation.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 11 June 2025
The parties have been at loggerheads over how to conduct business in the Minnesota House.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
For example, in Cape Verde, annual loggerhead turtle nests surged from 500 in 2008 to over 35,000 by 2020, while four out of five green turtle populations showed growth.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Congress can’t seem to agree on anything these days with Republicans and Democrats seemingly at loggerheads over every piece of legislation.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 11 June 2025
The parties have been at loggerheads over how to conduct business in the Minnesota House.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
For example, in Cape Verde, annual loggerhead turtle nests surged from 500 in 2008 to over 35,000 by 2020, while four out of five green turtle populations showed growth.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for loggerhead
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loggerhead. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯg-ər-ˌhed
ˈläg-
: any of several very large turtles
especially
: a flesh-eating sea turtle of the warmer parts of the western Atlantic
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