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Recent Examples of blockhead Burn After Reading delivers Brad Pitt in rare form: a bumbling blockhead who loves berry blast smoothies and sports an iPod strapped to his arm. Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2023 My annual Worst Biopharma CEO list is typically populated with blockheads and scoundrels. Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 19 Dec. 2023 Instead, it should be interpreted as a sign that Tuberville is a blockhead. Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023

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“Blockhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockhead. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.

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