as in tiger
an aggressive and fiercely determined person the governor-elect is too nice and easygoing, so he'll need a barracuda as his chief of staff

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Recent Examples of barracuda Later in the day, Neal and a volunteer will scuba dive below the tower to replace the shark and barracuda cameras that stream a live feed of the bottom of the ocean to Explore.org. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 11 Sep. 2024 The 251-foot vessel boasts nearly 500 species of marine life, from garden eels to stingrays, sea turtles, and barracuda. Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024 Swimming and snorkeling are permitted anywhere at Garden Key, aside from within the moat wall, with the greatest abundance of larger marine life dwelling in and around the pier pilings, which provide habitat for roving grouper, barracudas, and docile nurse sharks. Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2023 Beyond the specific portrait of the man identified by his vanity plates as DJT (Sebastian Stan) and the barracuda who took him under his wing, Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), the movie takes a broader view of the corruption of the American soul. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for barracuda 

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“Barracuda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barracuda. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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