1
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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2
as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a shark at calculus
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3
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
Trump pardons 2 Florida divers who freed 19 sharks and a giant grouper
Valera, now 54, was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
Planning on crossing skydiving or swimming with sharks off your bucket list?
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 May 2025
Fish like king mackerel, marlin, orange roughy, shark, swordfish, tilefish from the Gulf of Mexico, and bigeye tuna, which contain the highest mercury levels, should be limited or avoided.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 29 May 2025
Unsurprisingly, the isotope ratios in the teeth put the megalodon at the top of the food chain, alongside close shark relatives such as Otodus chubutensis.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
Planning on crossing skydiving or swimming with sharks off your bucket list?
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 May 2025
Fish like king mackerel, marlin, orange roughy, shark, swordfish, tilefish from the Gulf of Mexico, and bigeye tuna, which contain the highest mercury levels, should be limited or avoided.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 29 May 2025
Unsurprisingly, the isotope ratios in the teeth put the megalodon at the top of the food chain, alongside close shark relatives such as Otodus chubutensis.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shark
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Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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As an example, this leads to a greater understanding of signals and the integration of the communications expert into decision-making.—
Bill Edwards,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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If ordering prepared or prepackaged tacos, opt for those with minimal amounts of sodium, preservatives and artificial ingredients, the experts advised.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2025
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In Chicago and, in the obvious absence of alligators, the birds have found the largest carnivorous animals and apex predators around.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Instead, their skeletons are made from mineralized cartilage, an adaptation that has helped these predators move through the oceans for over 400 million years.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Hayakawa is a plaintive storyteller who refuses to indulge in emotional cheats of any kind, and would rather a scene be impenetrably oblique than overexplain its purpose.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
19 May 2025
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Her most notable reporting has been about taxes, including exposing billionaire tax cheats and writing cover stories on tax shelters (both corporate and individual), tax evasion, tax informants, tax administration, tax policy and legitimate tax planning.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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But few scholars have explored another trend: The growing number of people who’ve found that bonding with their pets becomes a spiritual experience.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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Utilizing the museum’s world-class library and archives, visitors can explore nearly every region and historic period of Asia and the Islamic world, and scholars will find value in exemplary objects as springboards for research.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Sinners — director Ryan Coogler’s hit vampire thriller starring Michael B. Jordan — is new on digital streaming this week.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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And like microscopic vampires, the mites have evolved to avoid ultraviolet rays from the sun, which easily destroys their DNA.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
19 Feb. 2021
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So Julie has become the master of this realm inside the cave and inside this enormous pile of bones.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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His Damn Right Farewell tour is a celebration of his extraordinary career for fans to have the opportunity to witness a blues master at work.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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“Shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shark. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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