Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having many facets or aspects, especially difficult or intractable ones.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having numerous heads, like the Lernæan Hydra; hence, difficult of extirpation; self-renewing; springing up again after suppression, as abuses, vices, and the like.
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Examples
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"I say to the Muslims, 'Dear brothers and sisters, unite and rise up against this hydra-headed monster which calls itself Zionism,'" he said at a rally on Sept. 3.
Kaukab Siddique's Anti-Israel Rhetoric, Holocaust Denialism Draw Fire Inside Higher Ed 2010
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"I say to the Muslims, 'Dear brothers and sisters, unite and rise up against this hydra-headed monster which calls itself Zionism,'" he said at a rally on Sept. 3.
Kaukab Siddique's Anti-Israel Rhetoric, Holocaust Denialism Draw Fire Inside Higher Ed 2010
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"I say to the Muslims, 'Dear brothers and sisters, unite and rise up against this hydra-headed monster which calls itself Zionism,'" he said at a rally on Sept. 3.
Kaukab Siddique's Anti-Israel Rhetoric, Holocaust Denialism Draw Fire The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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"I say to the Muslims, 'Dear brothers and sisters, unite and rise up against this hydra-headed monster which calls itself Zionism,'" he said at a rally on Sept. 3.
Kaukab Siddique's Anti-Israel Rhetoric, Holocaust Denialism Draw Fire Inside Higher Ed 2010
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The answer, of course, is the hydra-headed activists of NODPI and its associates
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With a little peace and development, the hard core of the hydra-headed insurgency, including elements of the HIG and the Taliban, could no longer hide in plain sight, and “we nailed them,” Kolenda said.
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It has become apparent that New Delhi's hydra-headed management style was ill-equipped from the start to stitch together an event on this scale, particularly in the full glare of global publicity.
On eve of Commonwealth Games, India's persistent red tape is in spotlight Rama Lakshmi 2010
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It has become apparent that New Delhi's hydra-headed management style was ill-equipped from the start to stitch together an event on this scale, particularly in the full glare of global publicity.
On eve of Commonwealth Games, India's persistent red tape is in spotlight Rama Lakshmi 2010
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George the Fifth still considered Donovan “high and mighty” and his OSS “a hydra-headed organization.”
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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"I say to the Muslims, 'Dear brothers and sisters, unite and rise up against this hydra-headed monster which calls itself Zionism,'" he said at a rally on Sept. 3.
Kaukab Siddique's Anti-Israel Rhetoric, Holocaust Denialism Draw Fire Inside Higher Ed 2010
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