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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
Nearby Mystic Aquarium is a standout with beluga whales, sharks, African penguins, seals, sea lions, and more.
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Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Whitney noted that most people bitten by sharks die from blood loss, not from being eaten or carried away.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Over the last decade, the adventurous family has shared videos surfing with sharks, tandem scuba diving and sledding in Italy, among other things.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Leopard sharks, or Stegostoma tigrinum, are found in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, but populations are decreasing, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which lists the species as endangered.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
The sharks, also known as zebra sharks, once thrived in the Coral Triangle, in the western Pacific Ocean.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Hugo Lassauce, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) in Australia, was working with the Aquarium des Lagons in Nouméa, New Caledonia, to monitor sharks off the coast of that South Pacific territory.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Raja Ampat Technicolor coral reefs teem with reef sharks, turtles, and iridescent fish in the Raja Ampat Islands of West Papua.
—Desiree Norman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Protecting critical life stages through spatial and size-based regulations (such as establishing conservation zones, implementing size limits on catches, and reducing bycatch of young sharks) could help mitigate these risks.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Whitney noted that most people bitten by sharks die from blood loss, not from being eaten or carried away.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Over the last decade, the adventurous family has shared videos surfing with sharks, tandem scuba diving and sledding in Italy, among other things.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Leopard sharks, or Stegostoma tigrinum, are found in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, but populations are decreasing, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which lists the species as endangered.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
The sharks, also known as zebra sharks, once thrived in the Coral Triangle, in the western Pacific Ocean.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Hugo Lassauce, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) in Australia, was working with the Aquarium des Lagons in Nouméa, New Caledonia, to monitor sharks off the coast of that South Pacific territory.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Raja Ampat Technicolor coral reefs teem with reef sharks, turtles, and iridescent fish in the Raja Ampat Islands of West Papua.
—Desiree Norman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Protecting critical life stages through spatial and size-based regulations (such as establishing conservation zones, implementing size limits on catches, and reducing bycatch of young sharks) could help mitigate these risks.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharks
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Anderson attempted to conclude the segment by reminding the audience that experts recommend people scrub their toes every day.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Most plans give you about 180 days from the date of the denial notice to appeal internally, but experts say not to wait.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
7 Oct. 2025
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Killer whales are highly social ocean predators that live and travel in groups, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The other raises hers to threaten the predators approaching their position.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Her character also has a fake handicapped license plate and cheats at golf.—
Brie Stimson , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Unlike traditional cheats, which are software-based, this exoskeleton alters real-world arm movements.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Evaluating performance in games such as Go is straightforward; AI was beating Go masters by 2016.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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The song’s 478 words, just 56 shy of the Newsweek article itself, told the story with both economy and feeling, two masters that are hard to please in one song.—
John U. Bacon,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Where are True Blood's vampires, shapeshifters, werewolves, and fairies today?—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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The scene, which was not in Stephenie Meyer's 2008 book that the movie was adapted from, raised eyebrows for its brutal killings of vampires Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli) and Jasper Hale (Jackson Rathbone), as well as werewolves Seth (Booboo Stewart) and Leah Clearwater (Julia Jones).—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Legal scholars say the administration's interpretation is countered by the amendment's history and subsequent Supreme Court rulings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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About a third of H-1B workers are nurses, teachers, physicians, scholars, priests and pastors, according to the lawsuit.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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There’ve been some really, really nice artists who’ve told me about their lives and given me advice, but the people who’ve helped me the most navigating all this have been my family.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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So, what the audience will see are the rare peril of circus artists who can juggle, dance and perform as an aerialist and trapeze.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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No one has lived on a distant planet, in the far future, or any place where dragons or wizards rule—so, kudos to anyone who can make such realms feel truly lived in.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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This rendition of the beloved franchise follows the Smurfs on a mission to save Papa Smurf, who was stolen by evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sharks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharks. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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