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
Here’s how: Hold a dumbbell in each hand, with your feet hip-width apart.
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Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
The treadmill provides the same opportunity that walking across the parking lot offers; and swimming or rowing a boat works many of the same muscles that weightlifters target with dumbbells and barbells.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Shedding these microbes onto an exercise mat versus a dumbbell is especially problematic, Tetro said, because exercise mats are like petri dishes.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
Transform your upper-body workouts with a simple pull-up bar and an adjustable dumbbell set.
—Emma Yasinski, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
The treadmill provides the same opportunity that walking across the parking lot offers; and swimming or rowing a boat works many of the same muscles that weightlifters target with dumbbells and barbells.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Shedding these microbes onto an exercise mat versus a dumbbell is especially problematic, Tetro said, because exercise mats are like petri dishes.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
Transform your upper-body workouts with a simple pull-up bar and an adjustable dumbbell set.
—Emma Yasinski, New York Times, 23 Jan. 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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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
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Rap Snacks has since expanded into noodles, candy, and honey buns, reaching into the U.K., Canada, and Spain.—
Delano Massey,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Get The Recipe 46 of 50 Ham And Noodle Casserole First published in our magazine in 2001, this ham, cheese, and egg noodle casserole has been pleasing hungry families ever since.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
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Coaching hire winners and losers: In all, seven teams made leadership changes at the top.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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No more participation trophies for Bill Plaschke! Los Angeles’ lovable loser nailed it by predicting the Eagles’ big win, ending his losing tradition that envied the Benoit Benjamin Clippers of the 1980s!—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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The British Ministry of Defence's answer is using the mechanical mutts to make detecting and defusing bombs safer and more efficient.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
5 Feb. 2025
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The article begins: Heather Massey brought Ladybird to the veterinarian when the 9-year-old mutt began having seizures.—
The Learning Network,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 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
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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
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The poisonous hammerhead worm is on the rise in Houston as Hurricane Beryl and extensive rainfall brings flooding to that region.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American-Statesman,
24 July 2024
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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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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,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Dumbbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbbell. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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