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as in dodger
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
a card shark
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a shark at calculus
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as in predator
a person who habitually preys upon others
being a new arrival in Hollywood, she was easy prey for the sharks in the movie business
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Recent Examples of shark
While a white shark’s fin is triangular, a dusky shark’s fin slopes and curves.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
In January, a 12-year-old died a week after he was attacked by a shark in Sydney Harbor.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Still, The Boys remained true to its anarchic roots with an A-list voice cameo from Samuel L. Jackson as the Deep's (Chace Crawford) hammerhead shark companion, Xander, who officially banned him from the ocean.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Top 5 Can’t Miss Shop for shark tooth jewelry and browse local art at the North Beaches Art Walk, held on the third Thursday of each month.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
In January, a 12-year-old died a week after he was attacked by a shark in Sydney Harbor.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Still, The Boys remained true to its anarchic roots with an A-list voice cameo from Samuel L. Jackson as the Deep's (Chace Crawford) hammerhead shark companion, Xander, who officially banned him from the ocean.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Top 5 Can’t Miss Shop for shark tooth jewelry and browse local art at the North Beaches Art Walk, held on the third Thursday of each month.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shark
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Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.—
Kirsten Grieshaber,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Almost all other passengers dine at the Britannia Restaurant, and there’s also a buffet restaurant serving international cuisine, with options for vegans, vegetarians and dairy dodgers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Jan. 2026
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Police and fire rescue experts say this is also serves a reminder to always wear personal flotation devices in and around rivers, creeks, ditches and lakes.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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But despite this, experts say the lack of AI play is not the main reason why global investors are exiting India.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The animal pads beside her, companion and protector, its golden eyes scanning the landscape around them for predators or potential dangers, as it has been trained to do.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The fossil record rarely preserves direct evidence of predator-prey interactions.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Consider this your summer styling cheat code — and thank Selena Gomez later.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Surprising but inevitable is the key to great writing, and Nick Cage is the human cheat code.—
Oren Uziel,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
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The facility's revelation came less than two years after North Korea unveiled another covert uranium-enrichment plant in September 2024, in its first public disclosure of such a facility since showing one at the country’s main Yongbyon nuclear complex to visiting American scholars in 2010.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Other speakers include composer and educator Scott Keever, relational coach and writer Jennifer Luciani and scholar and writer Martin Law.—
Hannah Brueske,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
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Inside Toronto’s historic Danforth Music Hall, on a stage littered with ornate rugs and illuminated by dozens of overlapping fuchsia, tangerine, and lavender lights, a vampire is singing a diss track.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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There’s a running gag about vampires peeing blood at public urinals This marvelously fun shift in tone more than justifies the title change.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
2 June 2026
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The hotel offers an exclusive excursion to the nearby home of the late master perfumer Serge Lutens, which is not open to the public and does not allow photos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Judith graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from the Ohio State University and later earned a master’s degree at Northwestern University.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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The guitar virtuoso died days before his 100th birthday.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Considered to be a virtuoso in the genre, Negri began playing guitar at age 8 and taught jazz guitar for 50 years at the University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne, and Carnegie Mellon University, according to KDKA-TV.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shark. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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