great white shark
noun
: a large mackerel shark (Carcharodon carcharias) of warm seas that is bluish when young but becomes whitish with age and has been known to attack humans
called also white shark
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The largest Atlantic great white shark tagged by a marine research company continues to make his way north.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 July 2025
There's only one problem, a giant great white shark lurking and ready to chomp on unsuspecting beachgoers.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
The area is still inhabited by the Wampanoag tribe and that is the setting for the scene where Hooper, Brody and Mayor Vaughn have a showdown about warning people about the menacing great white shark.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
With warm weather here and more people out on the water, great white shark sightings are rising around the region.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 July 2025
There's only one problem, a giant great white shark lurking and ready to chomp on unsuspecting beachgoers.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
The area is still inhabited by the Wampanoag tribe and that is the setting for the scene where Hooper, Brody and Mayor Vaughn have a showdown about warning people about the menacing great white shark.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
With warm weather here and more people out on the water, great white shark sightings are rising around the region.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
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“Great white shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20white%20shark. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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