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Adjective
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The fatuous Fed/1930s narrative raises a basic question: why are successful investors paid so well?—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025 -
So although these actions may seem fatuous on the surface, the next four years will be about looking for the undercurrents.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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This extends well beyond the 2025 Bombers, their signature head-scratching and somewhat brainless play on the field has plagued them dating back to 2021.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
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There's really no way to prep for the show — basically, just don't be brainless.—
Lindsay Soll,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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People feel free to throw out the first, poorly-thought-out, vacuous reaction to any news story — whether based in fact or fiction, and regardless of negative consequences.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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In the Middle East, Moscow’s old claim to be an indispensable broker appears totally vacuous.—
Jeremy Shapiro,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Doctors later told the family that Samuel is brain-dead and remains unresponsive.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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A week later, he was taken to surgery to have his organs removed for donation — even though his heart was beating and he hadn’t been declared brain-dead, Zohny said.—
Cara Anthony,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The name-calling and the stupid AI and the imagery has got to stop.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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These kids are being stupid and absurd and reckless and not thinking about anything other than what’s directly in front of their faces.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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That’s just idiotic foreign policy.—
Jamie McIntyre,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Chiefs open with the J’s Friday night in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which is patently idiotic, but at least the loser can blame it on the bossa nova.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The man seemed to think he was surrounded by incompetent, unintelligent, wastes of space.—
Josh Davis,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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The 32-year-old says she’s always been naturally curious, but as a child, school often left her feeling anxious and unintelligent.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Gavras and Arbery may have other, more singular aims in mind, hidden beneath all the obvious skewering of witless wealth.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Austin doesn't even seem to register his witless neighbor's lack of social skills until Craig punches his lights out—supposedly in fun—during a guys' night get-together.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
9 May 2025
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“Cretinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cretinous. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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