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as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
only a fool would attempt to climb that mountain unprepared
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as in clown
a person formerly kept in a royal or noble household to amuse with jests and pranks
a king's fool could get away with saying things that others in the palace couldn't
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as in sucker
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
I'm a fool for ice cream
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as in psychopath
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
he got out of serving in the army by successfully pretending to be a fool
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as in foolish
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
he's always got some fool plan or other
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as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
I fooled him into thinking that we were driving to the store, not to his surprise birthday party
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as in to joke
to make jokes
an edgy comedian fooling with an appreciative college audience
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Blueair Mini Air Purifier $70 $65 Amazon Don’t let the small size of this air purifier fool you.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
James Manso, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Small critters — like insects, frogs, birds, lizards, and small mammals should not let the cuteness fool them, though.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Learning that a shiny rock is fool’s gold rather than the valuable mineral is generally cause for disappointment.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Blueair Mini Air Purifier $70 $65 Amazon Don’t let the small size of this air purifier fool you.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
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Don’t let the timeliness fool you — that launch had been in the works since long before lip became the darling segment of skin care.
—James Manso, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Small critters — like insects, frogs, birds, lizards, and small mammals should not let the cuteness fool them, though.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Seconds later, the clown pulled out a gun and shot Warren in the mouth at point blank range.KC Baker, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Related Articles Macy’s said its parade will be the largest yet with more than 5,000 volunteers, 17 character balloons, 22 floats, 15 heritage and novelty balloons, more than 700 clowns, 11 marching bands and 10 performance groups.David Moin, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
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The two sucker fish, a cultural touchstone for the Klamaths, were listed as endangered in 1988 and have yet to recover.Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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One of the many amazing facts about the octopus that helped drive this work was that the creatures have as many as 2000 suckers.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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Ignoring its naval implications — off the coast of Yemen, for example — would be foolish.Colin Demarest, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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For one country to blindly follow the interests of another is foolish at best and malfeasance at worst.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Voters could be deceived into submitting funds to a joint pool of money to support a candidate.Filip Timotija, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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The pair find themselves in trouble after a hazing incident goes wrong, and attempt to lie, deceive and seduce their way out of bother.Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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Meyers also joked about having gone to an election watch party.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Kimmel shared footage of a Pennsylvania rally where Trump joked about reporters getting shot.Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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These days, costumes range from fairy-tale characters, clowns and harlequins to Napoleonic soldiers and celebrities.Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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This leather pair, covered with jewels arranged in a harlequin pattern, is a unique spin on the trend.Esme Benjamin, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
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This immersive cooking school is an ideal gift for food lovers who want to increase their culinary skills and gain a deeper appreciation for the art of cooking.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Baked, roasted, or sauteed, butternut squash is a favorite among many a squash lover.Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
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While the bleak original was satisfied with the explanation that Patrick and Karin are simply psychopaths, the American version naturally needs to find a deeper reason for their crimes.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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These women then turn out to be psychopaths who want to kill Carol and breed with Ash in order to, uh, rebuild society or something?Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Fool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fool. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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