as in idiots
a stupid person
he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt
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Recent Examples of dolts
Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolts
idiots
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To be funny while playing a character who’s sweet and endearing (even when calling his friends idiots) is a skill, and Bad Bunny has it.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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For a bunch of idiots, this did not work out too badly.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Dolts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolts. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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