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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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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
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The Tempus workforce is a melange of techies, scientists, oncologists and pathologists, all blended together with the same goal: using AI to better treat cancer.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 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
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The portrait that emerges from Kroll’s reporting is that of a man who is equal parts government technocrat, political operator and zealous iconoclast.—
Lisa Riordan Seville,
ProPublica,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of the most moving stories in the film is the portrait of a father and son bonding over their love of geek culture.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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In the 1990s, the internet boom created overnight fortunes along with unforeseen challenges for some tech geeks and impresarios who founded wildly successful dot-coms.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 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 27 Oct. 2025.
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