as in idiot
a stupid person
we despair of ever getting those hammerheads to buckle their seat belts without prodding
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Recent Examples of hammerhead
Just 30 years ago, Cabo Pulmo’s 20,000-year-old coral reef was depleted by years of overfishing—bringing some species, like the scalloped hammerhead shark, near ecological extinction.
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Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
This heat wave, which is the oceanic equivalent of a heat wave on land, could have broad ramifications for sea life, as warm water species like hammerhead sharks and bluefin tuna migrate into areas where they are normally not seen, and cold-water species move deeper and further north.
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Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Jewell disputed that claim, saying the project would not impair the hammerhead easement used by emergency vehicles.
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Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Keep an eye out for sea turtles, hammerhead sharks, and manta rays.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
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Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
This heat wave, which is the oceanic equivalent of a heat wave on land, could have broad ramifications for sea life, as warm water species like hammerhead sharks and bluefin tuna migrate into areas where they are normally not seen, and cold-water species move deeper and further north.
—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Jewell disputed that claim, saying the project would not impair the hammerhead easement used by emergency vehicles.
—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Keep an eye out for sea turtles, hammerhead sharks, and manta rays.
—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hammerhead
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammerhead
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Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.
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The current dummy, dating back in part to 2001, is constructed from 116 rubber discs connected by steel parts all held together by a frame of wires and supported overhead by a separate metal structure.
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The last four movies have had creepy, menacing characters such as Sid, Stinky Pete, Gabby Gabby and the Bensons ventriloquist dummies.
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“Hammerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammerhead. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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