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Recent Examples of gearhead
That sort of vintage feature really plays to Leica gearheads, who likely won’t mind shelling out for the modern piece of Leica history.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
After all, diehard gearheads cite the lack of emotion of EVs as being their primary reason for hating them.
—James Morris, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
In related gearhead print-publication news, Sound & Vision, a magazine devoted to audio-video products — and the successor to the veneral Stereo Review magazine — announced at the end of September that its current issue would be its last.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
Two zippered side pockets, a zippered hip pocket, and two more velcro cargo pockets provide enough storage space for even the most passionate gearheads, leaving your hands free for scrambling, photo taking, and snacking.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2024
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
After all, diehard gearheads cite the lack of emotion of EVs as being their primary reason for hating them.
—James Morris, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
In related gearhead print-publication news, Sound & Vision, a magazine devoted to audio-video products — and the successor to the veneral Stereo Review magazine — announced at the end of September that its current issue would be its last.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
Two zippered side pockets, a zippered hip pocket, and two more velcro cargo pockets provide enough storage space for even the most passionate gearheads, leaving your hands free for scrambling, photo taking, and snacking.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gearhead
Noun
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His messages online sound all too typical of the brash and bratty computer techies who seem to think insults are satisfactory entertainment for their followers.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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With Vivek Ramaswamy standing down, Musk appears set to solely lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), his initiative to take a scalpel (with help from techie and business world allies) to federal government agencies.—
Cuneyt Dil,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Yet the power of Japan’s technocrats began to wane.—
Kyle Chayka,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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In a turn worthy of a shadowy Iron Mountain technocrat, his point was that the artificial wants were superior—their infinitude meant that white people would go on breeding and consuming in perpetuity.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The two central characters, a mild bespectacled middle-school geek named Hal and his hateful abusive bully of a twin brother, Bill (both are played by Christian Convery), discover the monkey sealed away in a round box.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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As a lifelong geek, many of my favorite presents have been things that plug in.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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After thwarting an attack against the celebrated technophile, Franklin picks up a mysterious ring that Burrell has dropped and soon discovers the ring allows its possessor to travel 57 seconds into the past.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
22 May 2022
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People use the terms gearhead, geek, technocrat, and technophile interchangeably.—
Kim Komando,
USA TODAY,
14 Apr. 2022
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“Gearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gearhead. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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