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Recent Examples of gearhead
Amidst an atmosphere of refined revelry catering to glitterati and gearheads alike, this iteration at the Monterey Jet Center featured 275 automobiles and fourteen flying machines—from rotorcraft to private jets.
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
The ranch’s chief scientist is Erik Bard, a philosophical gearhead who sounds like Martin Sheen’s Kentucky cousin and gave Fugal’s crew its nickname: the Cabal.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
But even the most serious audio gearhead might blink twice when faced with a $2,700 price tag for a pair of non-custom earphones.
—New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Overlanders are arguably the most intense gearheads in the outdoor community.
—Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 24 May 2025
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
The ranch’s chief scientist is Erik Bard, a philosophical gearhead who sounds like Martin Sheen’s Kentucky cousin and gave Fugal’s crew its nickname: the Cabal.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
But even the most serious audio gearhead might blink twice when faced with a $2,700 price tag for a pair of non-custom earphones.
—New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Overlanders are arguably the most intense gearheads in the outdoor community.
—Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gearhead
Noun
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In turn, Agee’s ARGUS techie character, John Economos, would serve a more substantial role.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
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Many of Darrow’s staffers are techies working in research and development who also have legal training.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Still, Putin prefers experienced and talented technocrats for the most responsible positions, such as governors and ministers.—
ANDREI KOLESNIKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Sep. 2025
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The experienced technocrat, who served in senior posts under five presidents, became acting president after Yoon was impeached.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Refocusing On Long-Term Results As the marketing pendulum inevitably swings from domination by spreadsheet-wielding geeks to marketing by creative brand-builders, companies will realize that they have been overly focused on short-term results.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In one of our conversations, Apatow brought up the episode in which one of the geeks of Freaks and Geeks, Neal Schweiber (played by Samm Levine), confronts his philandering father by telling hostile jokes about him through a ventriloquist puppet.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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