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Recent Examples of gearhead
Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy For gearheads, there’s something irresistible about limited-edition ski gear, especially around the holidays.
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Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 23 Nov. 2025
Some of the concept vehicles on display at SEMA are straight out of a gearhead's dreams.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
Its acceleration roars are music to the ears of any gearhead.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
While marketing focused on gearheads and hard rock music, the engine has become popular in the rap scene, too.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
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Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 23 Nov. 2025
Some of the concept vehicles on display at SEMA are straight out of a gearhead's dreams.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
Its acceleration roars are music to the ears of any gearhead.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
While marketing focused on gearheads and hard rock music, the engine has become popular in the rap scene, too.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gearhead
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The result is a scathing takedown that will find techies throughout the Valley looking over their shoulders and speculating on who is who amongst the show’s motley collection of fictional backstabbers obsessed with growing their profit margin and amassing wealth and power.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Turan refused to reveal the secretive social lives of his cohort on the record, but friends of his describe Burning Man–inspired private parties where techies LARP as Cold War spies or sci-fi characters and take gobs of psychedelics.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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Although he was known for repressive moves as National Police chief in the early 2000s, Qalibaf later enjoyed a reputation as a technocrat who hobnobbed with the likes of Gavin Newsom at Davos during his long tenure as mayor of Tehran.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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But the presence in Iran of American missionaries and, later, invited government technocrats, was of an entirely different quality.—
Daniel Thomas Potts,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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Segel makes Dan a bitterly perceptive geek, out of his depth but eager to prove himself, while Weaving invests Lisa with a snappishness that only camouflages her pain.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Such comes with a 12-game win streak and computer numbers that make even the geeks party on Broadway.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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On its own, the G2 only offers enough changes to justify that technophile urge if the Conversate AI feature appeals to you.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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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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“Gearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gearhead. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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