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as in dumb
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
we watched as the stupid squirrels tried unsuccessfully to find a way to get the seeds from the new bird feeder there are no stupid questions
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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
I can't believe we sat through the whole stupid movie
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as in foolish
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
not liking the captain is a stupid reason to quit the team
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as in idiot
a stupid person
a genius at math, but a total stupid when it came to his love life
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Recent Examples of stupid
Alissa Simon, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, and more write alternate endings for their Blue Bloods characters
In perhaps the stupidest decision of the episode, another cop approaches the room and announces, within earshot of Janko, that Badillo's shooter is on the same floor of the hospital.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Megan McIntyre, refinery29.com, 9 June 2022
Somebody who is dyslexic sometimes has this fear of being perceived as [stupid].
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2022
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Adjective
Apart from Sara, the supposedly smart woman who keeps making stupid choices, the other characters are entirely one-dimensional.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, and more write alternate endings for their Blue Bloods characters
In perhaps the stupidest decision of the episode, another cop approaches the room and announces, within earshot of Janko, that Badillo's shooter is on the same floor of the hospital.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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But those options continue to be out of reach for the majority of those who are afflicted with this stupid, infuriating skin condition.
—Megan McIntyre, refinery29.com, 9 June 2022
Somebody who is dyslexic sometimes has this fear of being perceived as [stupid].
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2022
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.Daniel Jackson, Allure, 18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.Andy Benoit, The MMQB, 10 July 2017
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When the ice eventually thawed, evolutionary activity picked up, and things weren’t so boring anymore.David Bressan, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Nestled into a joke about how SNL is too boring if the rumor is true that everyone is on cocaine, Fleming hones in on Jost’s particular brand of bland mundanity.Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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Stated simply, the policy errors made with regard to money were uniquely foolish.John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Premature predictions of renewal would be foolish and, as Howe continually stressed, Newcastle cannot allow one strong outing to be followed by another meek one.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Despite these efforts, progress has been slow, and concerns about systemic challenges persist.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Snow has been slow to arrive in Big Bear this year, but the long-term forecast calls for big changes.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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As for food, those tiring of tagine may be glad of the West African restaurants tucked away within the medina.Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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That eliminates long, tiring road transfers, and allows more time in the bush.Holden Frith, The Week UK, theweek, 26 Oct. 2024
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Packed with silly hijinks, this 2004 comedy also stars Kristin Chenoweth and Kristin Davis.Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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But 2024 is not 2017; silly overlays have given way to undetectable beauty filters.Chloe Albanesius, PCMAG, 16 Dec. 2024
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The object of the game is simple: You’re dropped on a desert island with the goal of decorating it to create a paradise.Sarah Felbin, SELF, 31 Dec. 2024
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The answer is simple: College football needs a new calendar to make a great game better and save it from itself.Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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South Korea’s oldest conglomerate, the 128-year-old Doosan Group, listed its collaborative robots unit Doosan Robotics last year.John Kang, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps the most striking comes from the Baltimore Experience Corps trial, a large experiment in which adults age 60 and older were randomly assigned to either volunteer at elementary schools or be put on a waiting list.Maria Godoy, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Stupid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stupid. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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