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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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
Considering the fascination with sharks in Australian beach culture and the robust numbers of Great Whites slicing through the oceans off the Western and Southern coasts, especially, the country’s output of shark thrillers has mostly lacked bite.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Cuban first appeared on Shark Tank as a guest shark during the second season in 2011, then swam to a permanent spot on the cast the following year.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 17 May 2025
The news of the recent attack follows four shark attack fatalities in South Australia in the past two years.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 May 2025
Published on May 12, 2025 By Jonny Lieberman Photo : Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC
Photo : Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC
Aston Martin’s chief creative officer, Marek Reichman, likens the Vantage Roadster’s outline to that of a shark.
—Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Cuban first appeared on Shark Tank as a guest shark during the second season in 2011, then swam to a permanent spot on the cast the following year.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 17 May 2025
The news of the recent attack follows four shark attack fatalities in South Australia in the past two years.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 May 2025
Published on May 12, 2025 By Jonny Lieberman Photo : Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC
Photo : Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC
Aston Martin’s chief creative officer, Marek Reichman, likens the Vantage Roadster’s outline to that of a shark.
—Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 12 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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Only 20 experts out of the roughly 525 who did the work at USAID's Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance and its Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Relief are being hired by PRM, the source said.—
Jonathan Landay,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Lynn Richardson-Godfrey, CXO at the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, is an expert in transformative marketing for nonprofits & iconic brands.—
Lynn Godfrey,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Brad Semel, an endangered species recovery specialist for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, has erected a cage around the nest to deter potential predators.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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These regions have fewer predators, like orcas, and the waters tend to be calmer.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
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There will always be bugs, exploits, cheats or simply overpowered options to reduce the challenge in any game.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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But a rolling pin with numeric markers provides an easy cheat when measuring out the length or diameter of doughs.—
Lauren Joseph,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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We are fully committed to maintaining Harvard's ability to host our international students and scholars, who hail from more than 140 countries and enrich the University—and this nation—immeasurably.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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If these global scholars stay home or go elsewhere, that’s bad economic news for cities and towns across the United States, wrote Barnet Sherman, a professor of multinational finance and trade at Boston University.—
Corey Mitchell,
The Conversation,
23 May 2025
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This game, about vampires hidden in a dark reflection of our modern world, eventually grew to be part of the World of Darkness.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The news comes as amid the success of Sinners, the Warner Bros vampire horror film that represents Jordan’s fifth collaboration with Ryan Coogler, after both arrived on the scene with 2013’s Sundance Film Festival hit Fruitvale Station.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
21 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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Another master’s artistry is on display and open to tours at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House, located about two miles east of the museum on the other side of the park.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Skills build on themselves, so children who don’t master kindergarten phonics or counting could remain behind in future grades.—
Claire Cain Miller,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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“Shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shark. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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