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Recent Examples of gearhead
Its acceleration roars are music to the ears of any gearhead.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
The car that, in poster form, would eventually grace the walls of that generation’s adolescent gearheads was introduced as the ultimate commemoration of the marque’s 40th anniversary.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
The Dream Cruise encompasses a 16-mile stretch of roadway through nine participating Oakland County communities, and draws gearheads, nostalgia-seekers and casual fans from far and wide.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
The car that, in poster form, would eventually grace the walls of that generation’s adolescent gearheads was introduced as the ultimate commemoration of the marque’s 40th anniversary.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
The Dream Cruise encompasses a 16-mile stretch of roadway through nine participating Oakland County communities, and draws gearheads, nostalgia-seekers and casual fans from far and wide.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gearhead
Noun
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His sentiments were publicly supported by Elon Musk and David Sacks, high-profile techies with close ties to the Trump administration.—
Kate Rogers,
CNBC,
23 Oct. 2025
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The idea of simply putting data centers in orbit is not limited to the offhand musings of techies or the deeper thought of academics.—
Sophie Hurwitz,
Wired News,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And the remaining steps of the plan—the disarming of Hamas, the fielding of an international security force, and the establishment of a governing committee of Palestinian technocrats—will be a challenge, for the simple reason that no one knows how to do any of them.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
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The agreement says 15 nonpartisan technocrats will take over on an interim basis, but there's no timetable.—
NPR,
NPR,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is Disneyland for a certain type of poetry geek.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Dave Franco, in glasses, plays up the grinning geek factor a bit too much.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Oct. 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 10 Nov. 2025.
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