as in idiot
a stupid person
we despair of ever getting those hammerheads to buckle their seat belts without prodding
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Great hammerhead sharks can reach 20 feet, but the average is closer to 13 feet and 500 pounds, Oceana reports.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024
Look out for hammerhead sharks, bottlenose dolphins, and playful sea lions in the sapphire waters.
—Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, hammerhead sharks were recently spotted off the Cape — which is becoming a regular summer occurrence here as water temps jump.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 30 July 2024
National Geographic/Nathalie Miles Next up: Edgley pitted himself against the remarkable underwater agility of a hammerhead shark.
—Ars Technica, 30 June 2024
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024
Look out for hammerhead sharks, bottlenose dolphins, and playful sea lions in the sapphire waters.
—Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, hammerhead sharks were recently spotted off the Cape — which is becoming a regular summer occurrence here as water temps jump.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 30 July 2024
National Geographic/Nathalie Miles Next up: Edgley pitted himself against the remarkable underwater agility of a hammerhead shark.
—Ars Technica, 30 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for hammerhead
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“Hammerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammerhead. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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