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Recent Examples of cretin But the good things Huff did 10 years ago don’t give him a lifetime pass to be a cretin. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2020 There are the buck-passers, cretins who are content to simply stand up, find another table, and pass their misfortune on to some other unsuspecting soul. Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 26 Aug. 2019 Law's take on the royal cretin Vortigern ranges from very evil to very, very evil. John Serba | Jserba@mlive.com, NOLA.com, 12 May 2017 The problem, of course, is a small minority of cretins who are destructive just for the sake of being destructive, without any regard for the environment or any consideration for others who deserve to see our natural areas without blemish. Steve Lipsher, The Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2017 See All Example Sentences for cretin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cretin
Noun
  • Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Cianfrance supplies a real jerk of a manager in Peter Dinklage’s Mitch, on whom Jeffrey spies by setting up baby monitors in the back office.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Imagine smoky jerk chicken cooked to perfection on an open-flame at a roadside shack, beckoning you to stop by for a mouthwatering bite.
    Martie Bowser, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Nothing sends chills down your spine like evil clowns, undead monsters and a filthy car.
    Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Someone should be impeaching this Laporta clown.
    Pol Ballus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.
    Drew Broussard May 22, Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Robotic dogs and militant imagery stand in for violence and human invention turned destructive.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In Toledo, a misread contributed to a Black man being mauled by a police K-9 dog after a traffic stop.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These jokers in Indianapolis acting the fool.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The guest’s winning cards were a 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and a joker acting as a 6, all in clubs, according to the casino.
    Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • After World War I, fur remained a status garment, though lower-cost furs like skunk, mole, and musquash entered mainstream winter wear.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Around 75% of Americans are exposed to raccoons, skunks and foxes — the very wildlife that commonly spread the fatal disease to humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Cretin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cretin. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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