as in moron
a stupid person
no, you're not a dumbbell—this is one of the hardest courses the school offers
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Recent Examples of dumbbell
With progressions incorporating dumbbells and kettlebells, the class offers attendees a multidimensional approach to fitness that goes beyond conventional training.
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Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
On the day of the now-viral TikTok video, Lexi had a simple goal: film a workout, promote a set of soft dumbbells, and get on with her day.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 26 May 2025
Select a very light dumbbell and stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.
—Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
Squats holding a kettlebell, dumbbell, a bag of oranges or nothing at all
Weighted chest presses in boat pose
5.
—Paul Von Zielbauer, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
On the day of the now-viral TikTok video, Lexi had a simple goal: film a workout, promote a set of soft dumbbells, and get on with her day.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 26 May 2025
Select a very light dumbbell and stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.
—Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
Squats holding a kettlebell, dumbbell, a bag of oranges or nothing at all
Weighted chest presses in boat pose
5.
—Paul Von Zielbauer, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbbell
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
Noun
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But just like the dollars that will stay in many taxpayers' pockets and add $3.8 trillion to the national debt, there are large sums for industry packed into the 870-page law, making several winners and losers.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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For investors, developers, and tenants, the message is clear: The forthcoming shakeout from America’s return to office will create distinct winners and losers, with the South leading the way into recovery.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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The toilet does the heavy work automatically with an electromechanical system, so all the owner of said waste has to do is grab the sealed, odorless bag and drop it in the garbage, much like a mutt mitt.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 May 2025
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Remember when this series started, the Nuggets were heavy underdogs, viewed as mutts.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 May 2025
Noun
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As Ray Winstone might say, what a prat.—
Holman W. Jenkins,
WSJ,
29 Mar. 2022
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Through it all, however, the gal has retained a sort of grand hauteur, even while prat-falling into a bush.—
Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
24 Mar. 2022
Noun
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And, brother, are there a lot of varieties — hammerhead shark, walking shark, whale shark, tawny nurse shark, pajama shark, pelagic thresher, tiger shark, tasselled wobbegong shark, puffadder shy shark, baby shark, mommy shark and daddy shark, to name but a few.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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Researchers examined the feeding and habitat patterns of 62 great hammerhead sharks sampled between 2018 and 2025.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Hogan also had a personality that connected with the audience as something more than a one-dimensional, meathead heel.—
Marc Raimondi
June 25,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
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To that end, Moss found a perfect workout partner and meathead muse back in Des Moines.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Lisa and Jody are mad that Larsa was a jerk at Jody’s birthday party.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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Based on my experience, labeling someone a contrarian is just an extremely polite way of calling out a person for being a jerk who’s obsessed with the sound of their own voice.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2025
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“Dumbbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbbell. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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