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
The actress then moved into strength training, filming herself lifting dumbbells while visibly sweating through the workout.
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Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
On my shelves there were light dumbbells, a yoga mat and resistance band.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
Save space by having 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 17.5, 20, 25, 27.5, 30, 35, 37.5, 40, 45, 47.5 and 50-pound dumbbells all in one.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
As trendy as the weight room might be these days, the world of barbells and dumbbells can be a pretty intimidating place.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026
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Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
On my shelves there were light dumbbells, a yoga mat and resistance band.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
Save space by having 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 17.5, 20, 25, 27.5, 30, 35, 37.5, 40, 45, 47.5 and 50-pound dumbbells all in one.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
As trendy as the weight room might be these days, the world of barbells and dumbbells can be a pretty intimidating place.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dumbbell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbbell
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The vehicle was occupied by a front seat crash test dummy that was intended to represent an average-sized adult male and a back seat dummy that was intended to represent a small adult or a 12-year-old child.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Through the fuzz and the bad camera angles emerges an extraordinary catalogue of dummies, flicks, and feints, a hodge-podge of silly tricks.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Noun
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many walk away losers while riding the gambling lightning.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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The loser of the WVU-Troy game will be eliminated from the College World Series.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Noun
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The cannister featured an image of an angry mutt with saliva dripping from its jaws.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Not that hard to leave the little mutts at home for the grocery store trip.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
Noun
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There are big box store flash mobs, horses, prat falls and, of course, lots and lots of screaming.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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As Ray Winstone might say, what a prat.—
Holman W. Jenkins,
WSJ,
29 Mar. 2022
Noun
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Worth checking out The iPlay iLearn Bouncy Pals Hopper Ball comes in great white shark, hammerhead shark and whale designs for ocean-loving kids ages 2 to 5.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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The special is also filled with fin-tastic footage of hammerheads in their natural environment.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Noun
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In the end, the meathead’s attitude does not win out.—
Jenny Odell,
Longreads,
2 June 2026
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But the fan who tried to get a reaction from him for social media — and succeeded — should also be embarrassed for behaving like a meathead.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2026
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“Dumbbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbbell. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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