as in tiger
an aggressive and fiercely determined person
the governor-elect is too nice and easygoing, so he'll need a barracuda as his chief of staff
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Recent Examples of barracuda
Black drum, barracuda and red snapper are among the species reeled in during the competition.
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D. Hunter Reardon, USA Today, 21 May 2025
In Skin Tight, a great barracuda bites off an antagonist’s hand.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Recognizing the creature, which closely resembles a barracuda, as a longnose lancetfish, Boothe rushed to the beach.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
At Looe, an hour spent floating above colorful parrotfish, angelfish and barracuda brings time to a near-standstill.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
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D. Hunter Reardon, USA Today, 21 May 2025
In Skin Tight, a great barracuda bites off an antagonist’s hand.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Recognizing the creature, which closely resembles a barracuda, as a longnose lancetfish, Boothe rushed to the beach.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
At Looe, an hour spent floating above colorful parrotfish, angelfish and barracuda brings time to a near-standstill.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barracuda
tiger
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The company is also working on reviving the woolly mammoth, dodo, and Tasmanian tiger.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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This includes lions and tigers and bears (oh my), baby elephants, giraffes, chimpanzees, pythons, alligators, kangaroos, dolphins and 3,000-pound walruses.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
10 July 2025
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“Barracuda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barracuda. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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