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
For deep cleaning, consider wiping down dumbbells with a disinfectant once a month.
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Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
Bend your elbows, pulling the dumbbells toward your chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together at the top.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
Nearly 75% of swab samples taken from fitness equipment such as dumbbells, treadmills and exercise mats tested positive for Staphylococcus aureus, according to a 2018 study in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
This nebula, located 3,400 light-years away in the Perseus constellation, is named after its double-lobed shape that resembles a dumbbell or hourglass.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
Bend your elbows, pulling the dumbbells toward your chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together at the top.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
Nearly 75% of swab samples taken from fitness equipment such as dumbbells, treadmills and exercise mats tested positive for Staphylococcus aureus, according to a 2018 study in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
This nebula, located 3,400 light-years away in the Perseus constellation, is named after its double-lobed shape that resembles a dumbbell or hourglass.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbbell
Noun
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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
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Zuby said the Tesla Model S didn’t have a strong enough safety belt, and a dummy used to simulate a driver in the small overlap test moved too far forward during the crash, striking its head on the steering wheel.—
Diana Kruzman,
USA TODAY,
6 July 2017
Noun
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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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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
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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
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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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Named Lija, the wary but winsome mutt — in fact played by the filmmaker’s own pet — is snappish and defensive when her wounds are first treated, only to slowly relent and relax in the face of genuine tenderness.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Mushers gather at trailheads and parking lots for long weekends of racing, with world-champion sprinters (often huge, muscular pointers with legs a mile long) competing alongside teams of purebred Siberians and assorted mutts.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside Online,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As Ray Winstone might say, what a prat.—
Holman W. Jenkins,
WSJ,
29 Mar. 2022
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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
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Over the next seven days, viewers will be served a monstrous helping of Great Whites, hammerheads, and many more cartilaginous carnivores.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
7 July 2024
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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
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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera Photo: Lionsgate/Everett Collection If 2018’s Den of Thieves played like a meathead remake of Michael Mann’s Heat (1995), then the new Den of Thieves 2: Pantera plays like a meathead remake of Michael Mann’s Miami Vice (2006).—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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Campbell also had a much larger hand in creating this offense than most realize, because the Lions’ head coach (who will never publicly take credit for anything) prefers to be viewed as a meathead rather than as the co-architect of the NFL’s most dazzling offense.—
Nick Baumgardner,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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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
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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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“Dumbbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbbell. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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