as in stupid
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
it seems like she's always doing some brain-dead thing or another
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Recent Examples of brain-dead
There are circumstances in which a patient who isn’t brain-dead may still become an organ donor.
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Jen Christensen, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Especially in the earlier games, saving was heavily restricted, and progress could be easily lost—one brain-dead stumble can set you back an hour.
—Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
In 2013, when a 13-year-old girl, Jahi McMath, underwent surgery, her heart stopped and, two days later, doctors declared her brain-dead.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 4 Oct. 2024
Also, unnatural herds of crabs roam the land, and a brain-dead patient who’s about to have his organs harvested suddenly revives on the operating table.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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Jen Christensen, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Especially in the earlier games, saving was heavily restricted, and progress could be easily lost—one brain-dead stumble can set you back an hour.
—Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
In 2013, when a 13-year-old girl, Jahi McMath, underwent surgery, her heart stopped and, two days later, doctors declared her brain-dead.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 4 Oct. 2024
Also, unnatural herds of crabs roam the land, and a brain-dead patient who’s about to have his organs harvested suddenly revives on the operating table.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain-dead
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The Boke character, which would be Johnson, is the one who will make a mistake on purpose, or make a stupid joke.Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.Daniel Jackson, Allure, 18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.Andy Benoit, The MMQB, 10 July 2017
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Despite these efforts, progress has been slow, and concerns about systemic challenges persist.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Snow has been slow to arrive in Big Bear this year, but the long-term forecast calls for big changes.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Most antimatter particles created in particle accelerators have been fairly simple: anti-protons, positrons, anti-tritium and anti-helium — that sort of thing.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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This small French bakery serves up simple but flawlessly executed French bread, and the jambon beurre sandwich here, served with a thick slathering of butter, grainy mustard and ham on a crusty baguette, reigns as my favorite sandwich of the year.Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Choosing heels with a thicker heel or platform can also provide more support and stability.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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My companion ordered a ramen dish of beef, thick noodles and a soy broth (niku udon, $16).Worth Sparkman, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Brain-dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain-dead. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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