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Recent Examples of yahoo
Noun
Not just yahoos wearing horns and taking selfies in the Capitol building, but putting actual brigades in the field, with artillery. arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025 Some work for the media, and others are just flat-out yahoos with a cellphone connection and a full tank of gas. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 21 July 2024 Once these yahoos were kicked out of the building, Congress calmly affirmed Mr. Biden’s election. Tom McClintock, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024 Is there something more sinister in the making or just luck of the draw by what many suspect are ultra-right-wing yahoos who hide in the shadows? Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023 Would a truly great actor have to succumb to kick-ass yahoo entertainments? Armond White, National Review, 1 Sep. 2023 On the plus side, this augured fewer yahoos in powerboats to contend with as the Hudson narrowed, beyond Haverstraw. Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023 The increasing number of yahoos who treat expressway driving like a real-life video game, tailgating, speeding, weaving in and out and periodically firing guns. Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2023 And the episode demonstrates the downsides of priced-to-move legal advice in the opening scene, which follows two meth-addled yahoos who celebrate Saul’s introductory bargain rate by launching into a multiday bender. David Segal, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yahoo
Interjection
  • And hey, maybe the curse isn’t real and something else is happening here.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
  • And hey, who doesn’t want to save a few extra dollars for an indulgent post-trip celebration once the hard work is done?
    Tonia Ryan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Interjection
  • Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios de Florida Society of News Editors y Society for Profesional Journalists.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Maybe bring in a psychologist to analyze the answers ha.
    Max Bultman, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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
  • Zuckerberg topped the list of the biggest losers by dollars, down $17.9 billion as Meta shares took a hit in the sell-off.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The sudden stock downturn makes Friedman the biggest billionaire loser of the ongoing trade war so far, in percentage terms.
    Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Yahoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yahoo. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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