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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
Two dead sharks were found stranded on North Carolina beaches during Spring Break, and researchers aren’t sure what killed them.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
Drugged and dangerous Scientists found cocaine, caffeine and painkillers in sharks around Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas, according to a study published in the journal Environmental Pollution.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
Artificial corals can give deep-water marine life a place to live; cat sharks, for example, wrap necklace-like egg cases around any structure, natural or not, that sticks up from the seafloor.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
However, this rumor is untrue as there are only small bottom-feeding sharks in San Francisco Bay, according to BOP.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
People walking on a path near Black’s Beach in late March saw the dead sharks lined up along the trail far from the shoreline, some covered in sand and others laid out on rocks.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The sharks are tweaked on cocaine.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
The adjoining Topsail Aquarium offers night-time ghost crab hunts and has a touch tank aquarium with horseshoe crabs, bamboo sharks, and other marine life.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
The plot follows a coastal town decimated by a Category 5 hurricane, where the resulting storm surge brings with it a terrifying influx of hungry sharks.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
Drugged and dangerous Scientists found cocaine, caffeine and painkillers in sharks around Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas, according to a study published in the journal Environmental Pollution.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
Artificial corals can give deep-water marine life a place to live; cat sharks, for example, wrap necklace-like egg cases around any structure, natural or not, that sticks up from the seafloor.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
However, this rumor is untrue as there are only small bottom-feeding sharks in San Francisco Bay, according to BOP.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
People walking on a path near Black’s Beach in late March saw the dead sharks lined up along the trail far from the shoreline, some covered in sand and others laid out on rocks.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The sharks are tweaked on cocaine.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
The adjoining Topsail Aquarium offers night-time ghost crab hunts and has a touch tank aquarium with horseshoe crabs, bamboo sharks, and other marine life.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
The plot follows a coastal town decimated by a Category 5 hurricane, where the resulting storm surge brings with it a terrifying influx of hungry sharks.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharks
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But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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But most of this research is co-authored by Sikiric, who holds several patents related to BPC-157, and some experts have accused him of cherry-picking evidence.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Legal experts, however, say the charges will likely be dropped due to the lack of precedence for tying the protection of worshippers to the FACE Act, which was passed in 1994 to bolster protections for women seeking safe access to reproductive health clinics.—
Stephen Swanson,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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At a legislative hearing called to address escalating concerns about wild predators, including coyotes, Wade Crowfoot, the state’s top environmental officer, called the situation a crisis.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Eastern Colorado prairie was once carpeted with a mix of hardy grasses, flowering plants, and small shrubs that supported great herds of bison and pronghorn, abundant prairie dog colonies, predators like coyotes, foxes, and badgers, as well as numerous bird species, reptiles, and insects.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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Iran lies, cheats, blusters and bullies.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
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The world is full of bad actors—cheats, liars, tyrants, sickos—who are, ultimately, mere human beings; at least, this was how rationality would have it.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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How scholars became aware of the Gimo archive, which includes nineteen works for mandolin, collected in Italy by the son of a Swedish iron manufacturer in 1762.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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Aurangzeb assembled a panel of qualified Indian ʿulamāʾ (religious scholars) to compile this legal manual.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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While Hollywood vampires—especially those in the Twilight series—have a devoted fan base, real-life bloodsuckers aren’t so adored.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Vanessa Van Helsing wakes up from a coma to discover that a volcanic eruption has blotted out the sun, letting vampires prey 24/7.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Great science-fiction writers, almost by definition, are masters of cognitive estrangement.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Insider experiences include a tour of a private palazzo by a prince no less, a painting class inspired by Caravaggio, and a master class in mixing the perfect aperitivo by resident masters.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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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
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