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as in idiot
a stupid person
that dope thought he could swim across the Colorado River at night
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as in scoop
information not generally available to the public
the stool pigeon gave us the dope on the deal taking place that night at the warehouse
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as in awesome
of the very best kind
dude, there are some really dope rhymes on that rap album
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Recent Examples of dope
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
16 Apr. 2026
Gene had a pretty dope, flashy, silvery jacket, maybe gold.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
The infrastructure of Nashville was really dope to me: the radio stations, the press, venues.
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Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
My experience growing up in Mississippi was dope.
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Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
16 Apr. 2026
Gene had a pretty dope, flashy, silvery jacket, maybe gold.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Heavy Snow Heavy weather conditions are dope, but the visual impact on Heavy Snow needs to be tweaked a bit.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
The infrastructure of Nashville was really dope to me: the radio stations, the press, venues.
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Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dope
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Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.
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The column-style featured a low-cut scoop neckline and a strappy back with a side boob-baring cutout.
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This will be a way for the Vogue Business community to synthesize and reflect on the latest headlines and get a little inside scoop every Friday.
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There are scenic chairlift rides, an auto toll road to the top of Vermont’s highest peak, a fantastic recreation trail, hiking right out the door, and an awesome town with every activity imaginable, all kinds of great food and eclectic shopping.
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Hannes Steinbach, big, 6-10, Washington Steinbach is an elite rebounder with awesome hands and led the Big Ten in both defensive rebound rate and total rebound rate as a freshman.
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.
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That was the end of things until last October, when the Washington County Attorney’s Office in Utah received a tip from Barry Diamond — senior pastor of Legacy Christian Church, where Vander Meer had worked as a youth pastor — that Bernadette may have been pushed to her death.
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Here, then, are some tips for calling the IRS.
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Turkey evened it in the 10th minute with an excellent two-man game from Baris Alper Yilmaz and Güler, the 21-year-old Real Madrid rising star.
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The nearby town of Dolores makes an excellent home base.
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The current dummy, dating back in part to 2001, is constructed from 116 rubber discs connected by steel parts all held together by a frame of wires and supported overhead by a separate metal structure.
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The last four movies have had creepy, menacing characters such as Sid, Stinky Pete, Gabby Gabby and the Bensons ventriloquist dummies.
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The latest celebs to fall prey to the romance rumor mill?
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Mitchell joins a Celtics position group headlined by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, though the latter is the subject of trade rumors after he was floated in a potential swap for Giannis Antetokounmpo (whom the Miami Heat ultimately acquired).
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“Dope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dope. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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