dumbbell

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Recent Examples of dumbbell For deep cleaning, consider wiping down dumbbells with a disinfectant once a month. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025 Given the high-touch nature of weights and dumbbells, they should be cleaned after every use to remove oils, sweat, and dirt. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2025 Take a soft microfiber cloth and dampen it with a mild disinfectant spray, then wipe down all sides of the weights or dumbbells, including any nooks and crevices. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2025 Even a dumbbell or two does the trick. Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dumbbell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbbell
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The loser of Friday’s game in Atlanta enters the offseason.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The loser of the 7-8 game then hosts the winner of the 9-10 game with that winner earning the eighth seed.
    Dan Loumena, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Oliver from Oliver & Company (1988) One of Disney's more underrated cats is an orphan who has to learn how to navigate New York City — with help from a streetwise mutt voiced by Billy Joel. 27.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The two mutts were soon adopted by families, through the American Humane Society, without any mention of their role in lupine history.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As Ray Winstone might say, what a prat.
    Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • Small sharks, deep-water species, and those that rely on constant swimming to breathe, like threshers and hammerheads, were found to have the highest mortality rates.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • In a moment that made too much sense, Kreischer was joined by Otis, and both meatheads shared a shirtless hug.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • When the Lions hired Campbell, they were mocked nationally for trusting their team to a meathead.
    Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But this Ron Howard was an alternate universe version of Ron Howard, who instead of being notoriously nice, is sort of a jerk.
    Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Someone actually just said to me that all the men in the book are jerks.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025

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