as in stupid
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
it seems like she's always doing some brain-dead thing or another
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Recent Examples of brain-dead
She’s rushed to the nearest hospital, where she is pronounced brain-dead.
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Brea Baker, Refinery29, 22 May 2025
Alive first reported that a brain-dead pregnant woman was being kept alive by doctors until her fetus can survive outside the womb.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 21 May 2025
Not for her health or out of any hope of recovery, but to sustain her fetus — a fetus that was only nine weeks along when Smith was declared brain-dead.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 21 May 2025
In fact, in the case of a woman in Georgia who is brain-dead but being kept alive to carry her fetus to term, despite her family’s protests, real life is mirroring the show with eerie accuracy.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for brain-dead
Brea Baker, Refinery29, 22 May 2025
Alive first reported that a brain-dead pregnant woman was being kept alive by doctors until her fetus can survive outside the womb.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 21 May 2025
Not for her health or out of any hope of recovery, but to sustain her fetus — a fetus that was only nine weeks along when Smith was declared brain-dead.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 21 May 2025
In fact, in the case of a woman in Georgia who is brain-dead but being kept alive to carry her fetus to term, despite her family’s protests, real life is mirroring the show with eerie accuracy.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain-dead
Adjective
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Mexican men were dismissed as violent Panchos and stupid Pedros.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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There’s more stupid romance around harder substances but few chemicals are more hazardous to ambition than THC.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Juicy, tender ribs are hard to beat, and cooking them low and slow is the key to achieving that irresistible fall-off-the-bone texture and deep, savory flavor.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
23 June 2025
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The music is, for the most part, quiet and slow, often hovering at the edge of silence.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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The simplest ideas in mathematics can also be the most perplexing.—
Leila Sloman,
Wired News,
29 June 2025
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Start your day like a pro with simple morning cleaning habits that keep your home feeling fresh, organized, and under control.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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As thick clouds billowed out of Eyjafjallajökull, the skies over the North Atlantic — one of the world’s busiest aviation routes — fell silent, with air traffic dropping to levels that wouldn’t be seen again until the Covid pandemic a decade later.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
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Simply lather a thick coating of petroleum jelly onto the scratch.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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“Brain-dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain-dead. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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