1
as in lunatic
one having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
giggled like a loon at his own jokes
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as in idiot
a stupid person
the loons at the grocery store had put the potato chips at the bottom of the bag
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Recent Examples of loon
Scientists say loon numbers are declining in the Midwest.
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Grebes have been on Earth likely as long as loons have.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Other than a new playground and loon sculpture, the surrounding lots have been mostly empty since then.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
United Village will formally dedicate the loon sculpture on Thursday.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Grebes have been on Earth likely as long as loons have.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Other than a new playground and loon sculpture, the surrounding lots have been mostly empty since then.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
United Village will formally dedicate the loon sculpture on Thursday.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loon
Noun
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These are psychopaths, and their behavior should not be tolerated, and their actions should not be used to delegitimize peaceful demonstrators.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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Harlan finally gets to meet the man running the show, Grady, and boy, oh boy, is that guy a raging psychopath.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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Burgess and Shelby’s View Forecasting Trump’s decisions is always a fool’s errand, and his public statements on Wednesday only underscored his opaque approach.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
18 June 2025
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Still, only a fool would underestimate the strength of a mom’s love.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 June 2025
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The fact that death itself is the protagonist, rather than some mask-wearing homicidal maniac, is what gives these films their morbid allure.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2025
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And a perilous Purge situation flooding the streets with maniacs?—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
1 Apr. 2025
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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
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“Loon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loon. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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