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
In the daytime, the pair encountered the planarians, often called hammerhead worms, hiding under rotting logs or rocks.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Species include the Caribbean reef shark, oceanic white tips, great hammerheads, tiger sharks and bull sharks.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Stingrays are a staple in a Florida hammerhead's diet, along with grouper, sea catfish, a variety of bony fishes, sharks, crabs, and squid, per the FWC.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The waters here are home to thriving populations of reef sharks, hammerhead sharks, and manta rays, along with some of the best wall diving in the world.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Species include the Caribbean reef shark, oceanic white tips, great hammerheads, tiger sharks and bull sharks.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Stingrays are a staple in a Florida hammerhead's diet, along with grouper, sea catfish, a variety of bony fishes, sharks, crabs, and squid, per the FWC.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The waters here are home to thriving populations of reef sharks, hammerhead sharks, and manta rays, along with some of the best wall diving in the world.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammerhead
Noun
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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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There is nothing in the past year that suggests that the portion of this global event that will take place in the U.S. will proceed with anything less than exhausting chaos, a spoonful of stupid, and a dash of tragedy.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Jan. 2026
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And then, the rest of her life, filled with big stupids and everything else, will begin.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
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Mora, no dummy, has already noticed.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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The trophies handed out during the Grammys presentation are dummies that are reused each year.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Hammerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammerhead. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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