as in idiot
a stupid person
that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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Recent Examples of loggerhead
Peter & Paul and OCA came to loggerheads over the parish’s attempt, with OCA help, to recruit a young, full-time priest from Ukraine.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
China asserts sovereignty over upwards of 90 percent of the South China Sea, putting the country at loggerheads not just with the Philippines, but several other neighbors with competing claims.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
While Macron and Trump made nice at the White House, their countries were at loggerheads at the United Nations over resolutions describing Russia as the aggressor in the war.
—Sylvie Corbet, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Baby loggerhead turtles can identify specific magnetic signatures, according to a new paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
China asserts sovereignty over upwards of 90 percent of the South China Sea, putting the country at loggerheads not just with the Philippines, but several other neighbors with competing claims.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
While Macron and Trump made nice at the White House, their countries were at loggerheads at the United Nations over resolutions describing Russia as the aggressor in the war.
—Sylvie Corbet, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Baby loggerhead turtles can identify specific magnetic signatures, according to a new paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loggerhead
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
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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
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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
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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
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loggerhead. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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