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as in idiot
a stupid person
called him a donkey when he refused to go along with their plans
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Recent Examples of donkey
The Amazon Original unscripted series Tom Green Country follows Green’s life on his country farm, which includes his 1,500-pound mule, a donkey and six chickens.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Squarespace’s journey to the Super Bowl starts with a man atop a donkey.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have filed through the area, many of them returning decimated homes in the north, by foot, car and in some cases, by donkeys.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
The 14-karat yellow-gold donkey sports blue sapphire eyes and sits on freshwater pearls.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Squarespace’s journey to the Super Bowl starts with a man atop a donkey.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have filed through the area, many of them returning decimated homes in the north, by foot, car and in some cases, by donkeys.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
The 14-karat yellow-gold donkey sports blue sapphire eyes and sits on freshwater pearls.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for donkey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donkey
Noun
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This isn’t some fashion formula that’s difficult to decode; these beautiful dresses are easily toughened up with slouchy leather boots to create a cool juxtaposition for day and look just as swell with open toe mules for springtime evenings.—
Adam Mansuroglu,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
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To get water up to the fire, the trail crew filled five-gallon jugs and lashed them to mules.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In other words, humans will tire out long before the burro.—
Heather Mundt,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 June 2024
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Spencer’s sold a burro, imported from Mexico at a cost of $85 for a young male and $180 for a female foal.—
Mark Dent,
thehustle.co,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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And your enthusiasm makes this seem less like a late twilight of my life and more like a, 'Go-girl kick ass' — which is good, because I'm not done.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Danielle ultimately won the battle, but the certainty and precision of her attack may have ultimately betrayed her own position, in much the same way that the elimination of Bob the Drag Queen came back to bite Boston Rob in the ass.—
Samantha Allen,
Them,
21 Feb. 2025
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An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
19 Apr. 2024
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The stupid!—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 July 2021
Noun
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To the show’s credit, Rick isn’t a simple bummer or jackass.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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The experience of the story is different as Jeselnik explains it to me sincerely rather than as an onstage jackass.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
21 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode.—
Linda Trischitta,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
10 July 2017
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Zuby said the Tesla Model S didn’t have a strong enough safety belt, and a dummy used to simulate a driver in the small overlap test moved too far forward during the crash, striking its head on the steering wheel.—
Diana Kruzman,
USA TODAY,
6 July 2017
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“Donkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donkey. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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