sharks

noun

plural of shark
1
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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2
as in experts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a shark at calculus

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3
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 In the video, Ramsey dons her dive gear in the ocean as she is circled by a dozen sharks. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026 They’re protected from sharks by all the kelp growth in that spot, explained a volunteer docent who also shared that the beach’s live cam gets rather steamy in January. — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 With Project Hiu’s efforts currently focused on Maringkik Island, about 80 fishers turned local guides now take travelers snorkeling with species like blacktip reef sharks in coral forests, and on swims and sailing day trips around East Lombok. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 During the Miocene era, crocodiles, rhino species, and peccary (pigs) resided on area lands, while whales, sharks, and massive seabirds roamed the water. — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026 Three spearfishing divers were killed by sharks off the Australian coast in four weeks over May and June. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 Aquarium officials received some 500 marine animals from that operation on June 19, taking in an array of fish, sharks, clams, shrimp, prawns and tiny snails. — John Donegan Long Beach Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026 Mayflies may live only days, mice about two years, and bowhead whales and Greenland sharks for centuries. — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 Whale sharks are found in tropical and warm-temperate seas around the world, the agency said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharks
  1. dodgers
  2. experts
  3. predators
  4. cheats
  5. scholars
  6. vampires
  7. masters
  8. adepts
Noun
  • The White House is now cracking down on these tariff dodgers.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of dodgers
Noun
  • Aviation experts have marveled that the plane didn't crash after a descent so sharp that the rudder was torn away.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • These agencies now need to work with cryptanalysis experts to ensure that standardized algorithms are continually tested against the latest AI attack vectors.
    — Ali El Kaafarani, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of experts
Noun
  • Known as the Shark Bay UNESCO World Heritage Site, the place gets its name from English buccaneer-cum-naturalist William Dampier, who was overcome by the bay’s sheer abundance and the size of the marine predators during a visit in 1699.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • These top predators require large home ranges to live and hunt in, about 200 square miles (518 square kilometers) for males and 75 square miles (194 square kilometers) for females, so space is a scarce resource.
    — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of predators
Noun
  • On Saturday, Bristol City fans sang a song that referred to Southampton as cheats in the opening seconds of their Championship game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes, the fourth-grader asks Robo-Dad for Minecraft cheats.
    — Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026
Definition of cheats
Noun
  • Key leadership reshuffle The black box of China’s elite politics has long been a source of fascination for journalists, scholars and foreign governments alike.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In recent years, legal scholars have taken the right to equality as the starting point for advocating for access to fertility care.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of scholars
Noun
  • The mayor is missing, the mafia is involved, a mad scientist rules the basement and all the prostitutes are vampires.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Ghosts have gone more mainstream than vampires, no longer grouped with the other weird freaks— the zombies and the werewolves, that paranormal genre once ascribed only to lovers of the macabre.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of vampires
Noun
  • Since mega masters hearings began in May, immigration data researchers found that the number of people ordered deported when not showing up for a hearing has skyrocketed.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The title refers not only to the horror film my protagonist, Maya, is trying to make, but also to the city’s new masters and to those living in a zombified state of willful ignorance.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • Still, the question of what Ebel was doing with his adepts swept through Prussia, dominating the newspapers that had only recently begun to emerge from their eighteenth-century chronicling of obligations to a more modern publicizing role.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of adepts

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“Sharks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharks. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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