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sharklike

  • a word derived from shark.

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The Spanish native navigates life with a sharklike assurance, always on the move, maneuvering from home to restaurant to conference to shooting location to disaster zone.

From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2022

Another fossil shows a sharklike creature with bony armor on its front - an unusual combination.

From Washington Times • Sep. 28, 2022

Another fossil shows a sharklike creature with bony armor on its front — an unusual combination.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022

By Season 5, Don had reduced happiness to sharklike consumption, arguing that happiness is just “a moment before you need more happiness.”

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2015

His sharklike lean face twisted and he struggled to understand.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick