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as in dodgers
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
a card shark
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as in experts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a shark at calculus
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as in predators
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 sharks
With a mission to rebuild abundant and biodiverse oceans, Oceana fights to stop overfishing, habitat destruction, oil and plastic pollution, as well as the killing of threatened species like turtles, whales, and sharks, among other causes.
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Activities like spearfishing can attract sharks and increase the odds of unprovoked attacks.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Numbers can range from 100 to a staggering 700 sharks depending on conditions.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
After all, there are opportunities to see sea turtles, seahorses, sharks, eels, manta rays, and tropical fish in the wild.
—Erik Trinidad, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
And underwater, a colorful world filled with fish, rays, sharks, and turtles awaits.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
Back in 2016, research found that Greenland sharks are the longest-living vertebrates, sparking interest in unlocking their secrets.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2024
This possibility seems even more likely given that Greenland sharks tend to prefer deep waters of 100 to 1200 meters.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Activities like spearfishing can attract sharks and increase the odds of unprovoked attacks.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Numbers can range from 100 to a staggering 700 sharks depending on conditions.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
After all, there are opportunities to see sea turtles, seahorses, sharks, eels, manta rays, and tropical fish in the wild.
—Erik Trinidad, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
And underwater, a colorful world filled with fish, rays, sharks, and turtles awaits.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
Back in 2016, research found that Greenland sharks are the longest-living vertebrates, sparking interest in unlocking their secrets.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2024
This possibility seems even more likely given that Greenland sharks tend to prefer deep waters of 100 to 1200 meters.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharks
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Taiwanese policy experts fear that this lack of access to the president will make renegotiating the tariffs impossible.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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One major concern experts have flagged is liquidity risks in private asset funds.—
Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Operators such as Frontiers North Adventures will take you on a tundra buggy tour to glimpse the Arctic’s most majestic predators.—
Gaby Keiderling,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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Although the climate is cold, birds have few predators there.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Back then, though, Ansari was still learning from a crew of other comedy masters — Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Adam Scott, to name a few — when he was cast in 2008 on Parks and Recreation, the follow-up sitcom from the showrunners of NBC’s The Office.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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The school offers two-year masters degrees for prospective clergy in several Christian denominations, including Reformed and Presbyterian churches.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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All 500-year-old vampires will be able to watch Talamasca on their television sets in linear fashion on AMC.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the two minute trailer (below), the death of someone close to a secret society charged with monitoring the world’s immortals, including witches and vampires, prompts the group to seek out a new recruit in the form of a young unsuspecting man, Guy Anatole (Nicholas Denton).—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Leading genocide scholars passed a resolution this week that declared Israel’s actions in Gaza had met the legal definition of genocide.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, meanwhile, is referred to by public scholars and media in a variety of ways that emphasize Russia or President Vladimir Putin as an aggressive antagonist.—
Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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While most artists talk about their influences as a means to finding their own individual sound, for Jay Som, her favorite records are an end in and of themselves.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Popular among artists and celebrated among patrons.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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After fulfilling the accidental want of a girl named Vira, Christmas, winter symbols, and the magical powers of the wizards, disappear from people’s memories.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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Mentor Students In Underserved Communities Create a mentorship program where tech wizards guide students in underserved communities.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Most of the seven-track project was recorded in a 10-day period at a Los Angeles home studio, where Afrobeats superproducers GuiltyBeatz and P2J and R&B virtuosos Jack Dine and Cam Griffin congregated to craft Odeal’s vibrant, vulnerable sound.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Sharks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharks. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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