hammerheads

noun

plural of hammerhead
as in idiots
a stupid person we despair of ever getting those hammerheads to buckle their seat belts without prodding

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Recent Examples of hammerheads Two people were bitten by hammerheads in 2015; one spearfisher about 90 miles offshore who was bitten in the hand and another off Malibu in a kayak who was bitten in the leg. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026 Experts say warmer ocean temperatures could be drawing hammerheads farther north than usual. — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Massachusetts beachgoers don't have to worry too much about hammerheads. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 30 July 2026 Just like other hammerheads, smooth hammerheads are threatened by overfishing. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 July 2026 New research in Puerto Rico reveals that local scalloped hammerheads are a genetically distinct population, underscoring urgent conservation needs. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 In a search for answers, Bertie Gregory — an Emmy and BAFTA award-winning cinematographer and National Geographic Explorer — dives into Mexico's Pacific waters to seek out hammerheads, which are becoming increasingly rare to spot. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 These include Caribbean reef sharks, oceanic white tips, great hammerheads, tiger sharks and bull sharks. — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 Elphinstone Reef consistently ranks among the world’s best dive sites thanks to its abundance of healthy soft corals and frequent shark sightings, including the chance to see everything from thresher sharks to scalloped hammerheads. — Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammerheads
  1. idiots
  2. morons
  3. lunatics
  4. dummies
Noun
  • That's the continous nonsense these idiots provide to a website like OutKick.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Tallahassee lawmakers must think their constituents are idiots.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of idiots
Noun
  • There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
    — McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of morons
Noun
  • Republicans see an opportunity here, portraying progressive and socialist Democrats as lunatics and communists.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • While sane Americans were celebrating the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, the lunatics in Portland, Oregon were cheering along as two men made out on a baseball field during a 'Heated Rivalry' theme night.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of lunatics
Noun
  • Sophie Cunningham never said trans rights weren't human rights, dummies.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Many of the dummies evolved admirably over the competition’s final hour, complete with fine laugh lines and subtle details like creeping wisps of nose hair, which were gingerly applied with tweezers and Krazy Glue.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of dummies

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“Hammerheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammerheads. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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