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
Bend your elbows, pulling the dumbbells toward your chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together at the top.
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Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
Nearly 75% of swab samples taken from fitness equipment such as dumbbells, treadmills and exercise mats tested positive for Staphylococcus aureus, according to a 2018 study in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
This nebula, located 3,400 light-years away in the Perseus constellation, is named after its double-lobed shape that resembles a dumbbell or hourglass.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Bowflex adjustable dumbbells: on sale for $379 Original price: $549
Take advantage of this great deal on Bowflex's adjustable dumbbells.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
Nearly 75% of swab samples taken from fitness equipment such as dumbbells, treadmills and exercise mats tested positive for Staphylococcus aureus, according to a 2018 study in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
This nebula, located 3,400 light-years away in the Perseus constellation, is named after its double-lobed shape that resembles a dumbbell or hourglass.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Bowflex adjustable dumbbells: on sale for $379 Original price: $549
Take advantage of this great deal on Bowflex's adjustable dumbbells.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
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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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At NASA Langley's Landing and Impact Research Facility, ten crash test dummies were buckled into a section of airplane fuselage and dropped from the sky.—
Chris Clarke,
Popular Mechanics,
6 July 2017
Noun
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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,
21 Feb. 2025
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The stupid!—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 July 2021
Noun
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Made with egg noodles, eggs, onions, honey, and more, the addition of goat cheese makes for a uniquely tangy twist.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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Saucepans are true kitchen workhorses, ready to get to work for your morning oatmeal, instant noodles, steamed rice, even just heating up that jar of grocery store marinara.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Since turkeys can’t ask the typical first-date questions to field out the losers, hens have to rely on something else.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
21 Mar. 2025
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The fact these losers want to jail Andrew and Tristan Tate for preaching their version of traditional masculinity highlights the fact that these fascist feminists are fragile weaklings incapable of defending their position in the free marketplace of ideas.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Named Lija, the wary but winsome mutt — in fact played by the filmmaker’s own pet — is snappish and defensive when her wounds are first treated, only to slowly relent and relax in the face of genuine tenderness.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Mushers gather at trailheads and parking lots for long weekends of racing, with world-champion sprinters (often huge, muscular pointers with legs a mile long) competing alongside teams of purebred Siberians and assorted mutts.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside Online,
18 Feb. 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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At present, no deck planks remain on the wider, westernmost portion of the pier called the hammerhead.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Waters around the islands are home to multiple types of sharks, including grey reef sharks, nurse sharks, lemon sharks, tiger sharks, bull sharks, and hammerhead sharks, according to Visit Turks & Caicos Islands.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera Photo: Lionsgate/Everett Collection If 2018’s Den of Thieves played like a meathead remake of Michael Mann’s Heat (1995), then the new Den of Thieves 2: Pantera plays like a meathead remake of Michael Mann’s Miami Vice (2006).—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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Campbell also had a much larger hand in creating this offense than most realize, because the Lions’ head coach (who will never publicly take credit for anything) prefers to be viewed as a meathead rather than as the co-architect of the NFL’s most dazzling offense.—
Nick Baumgardner,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Dumbbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbbell. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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