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as in idiot
a stupid person
called him a donkey when he refused to go along with their plans
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Recent Examples of donkey
Meanwhile, the other women speculate about the situation … while on donkeys.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Large animals like donkeys and horses have dropped to around 30% of their former numbers.
—Tavleen Tarrant, NBC news, 28 Dec. 2025
And research shows donkeys have a role to play in helping humans adapt to climate change, as well.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
In total, officials seized 215 animals, including sheep, goats, dogs, horses, pigs, calves, chickens, and several other animals, such as a donkey, pony, rabbit, cat, and birds.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Large animals like donkeys and horses have dropped to around 30% of their former numbers.
—Tavleen Tarrant, NBC news, 28 Dec. 2025
And research shows donkeys have a role to play in helping humans adapt to climate change, as well.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
In total, officials seized 215 animals, including sheep, goats, dogs, horses, pigs, calves, chickens, and several other animals, such as a donkey, pony, rabbit, cat, and birds.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for donkey
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As an example from the story, Walpole recalled how the three princes realized that a mule was blind in its right eye after observing that only the grass on the left side of the road had been eaten.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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The crew began the journey, dodging yaks and mules at 9,337 feet.—
Cecilia Vega,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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And more than 70,000 wild horses and burros now compete with livestock for forage.—
Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
2 Dec. 2025
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Saguaro cactuses are a keystone species in the Sonoran desert, but are facing new threats, such as rising temperatures, drought and even predators, like wild burros, that eat nearby shade plants.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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There are worse things than watching Black, Rudd, and Zahn play three gormless morons on a mid-life misadventure, but almost every scene and setpiece is constructed with a haphazardness that blunders away their charm.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
23 Dec. 2025
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But, yes, Sutton should totally be a Brown and put some fame on that name instead of Christian’s tired old annulment-ass name.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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What’s disturbing is the rush to cover their asses and disparage the victim.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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And then, the rest of her life, filled with big stupids and everything else, will begin.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
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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
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Washed up, tabloid fodder, and marinating in existential malaise, Russ begins the series as a finely observed jackass who drives a Cybertruck, dabbles in crypto, and flashes a diamond earring at the club.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Still, the show never gets beyond Russ being a showboating jackass and Chad being the low-IQ projection of a showboating jackass.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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In one drill, several team members stood forty yards upslope, pulling, as others below guided and balanced a silicone dummy in a litter.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Becker, 31, is one of the few young adults pursuing the fading art, which sees her sharing a stage with two dummies named Jerry and Ronnie.—
Greta Bjornson,
PEOPLE,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Donkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donkey. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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