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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
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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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And a fun techie feature is the hotel is the first and only hotel in Canada to offer room service via an autonomous delivery robot.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
23 July 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
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Earlier this year, Israel and the United States rejected an Egyptian proposal, backed by Arab leaders, that envisaged the creation of an administrative committee of independent, professional Palestinian technocrats entrusted with the governance of Gaza after the war.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Aug. 2025
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Some beer geeks refer to it as Cascadian Dark Ale, or American Black Ale.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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And make no mistake — Taylor is the kind of pop geek who knows all these stories cold, so this is primed to be the biggest pop wedding of all.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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