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hydra

[hahy-druh] / ˈhaɪ drə /


NOUN
dragon
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NOUN
polyp
Synonyms




Example Sentences

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"In 20 years, and despite the resolute efforts of our police officers, gendarmes, judges, teachers and elected officials, the antisemitic hydra has kept advancing," he said.

From Barron's

Aside from giving housing and homelessness their own box atop Newsom’s organizational chart, the chief selling point of the reorganization has been to simplify the state’s hydra of affordable housing financing systems.

From Los Angeles Times

It described Clayton Homes as “a many-headed hydra” that builds almost half of the nation’s mobile homes, then sells those homes through its retailers.

From Salon

“It’s like a hydra, like a three-headed monster!” she says with a hearty laugh.

From Los Angeles Times

Non-state organisations tend to operate like a hydra's head - one operational commander or figurehead leader gets removed and they are quickly replaced by another.

From BBC