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
Smooth hammerheads and blacktip sharks spent comparatively more time near the surface, whereas white sharks, spinner sharks, and dusky sharks were active throughout much of the water column.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In the daytime, the pair encountered the planarians, often called hammerhead worms, hiding under rotting logs or rocks.
—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
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In the daytime, the pair encountered the planarians, often called hammerhead worms, hiding under rotting logs or rocks.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammerhead
Noun
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Choosing to send only one hero per call will also substantially reduce the likelihood of succeeding — if the morons even stand for it.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, an image of the dummies shared by leaker Sonny Dickson indicates Samsung's finally making room for magnetic rings at the back.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
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Having discovered a scarecrow dummy — an exact-looking replica of her costume — stashed in Sharon’s garage, a quick fingerprint dusting revealed a clear fingerprint from the kid who was on her porch at the time of Beryl’s murder.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Hammerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammerhead. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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