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Recent Examples of dolt The fact that leftist dolts oppose military spending in America is ironic in the extreme. Noah Rothman, National Review, 26 Oct. 2023 Even the most cynical members of the federal government failed to arrange a useful role for such a dolt. Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023 In effect, those dolts have allied themselves with Hamas, a terrorist military cabal hell-bent on a latter-day holocaust. Noah Rothman, National Review, 26 Oct. 2023 Now with Eli getting older, Judy is stuck competing for dominance with her brothers: firstborn Jesse, played by Danny McBride in the traditional McBride mold of pompous, all-American dolts; and youngest brother Kelvin (Adam Devine), a youth minister who dresses like a wannabe Bieber. Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 16 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for dolt

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“Dolt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolt. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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