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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
Last summer, at least six donkeys were injured when they were shot by arrows.
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Joy Benedict, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
The Mendocino County hamlet’s hops farms are mostly gone, replaced by organic vineyards, olive groves and donkey rescues.
—Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
While shooting her previous feature in Chile, McAlpine noticed donkeys hanging out around an observatory.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
These small donkeys, descendants of those brought to the area by miners, have free roam of the town.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
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Joy Benedict, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
The Mendocino County hamlet’s hops farms are mostly gone, replaced by organic vineyards, olive groves and donkey rescues.
—Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
While shooting her previous feature in Chile, McAlpine noticed donkeys hanging out around an observatory.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
These small donkeys, descendants of those brought to the area by miners, have free roam of the town.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for donkey
Noun
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Callum’s mule is based on a tatty 1999 Mini 40th special edition.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2026
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The loafer mule emerged as a quiet breakout this season after a decade-and change of laying dormant, with Bottega Veneta, Victoria Beckham, Calvin Klein, and Celine all incorporating versions of the silhouette on their spring runways.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Once a gold rush boomtown, Oatman was largely abandoned when the gold miners downed their pickaxes and skipped town—leaving behind a herd of long-eared burros.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The same goes for ground covers like hens and chicks or trailing plants like burro's tail.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This was just a solid, Groundlings-ass character.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Across the park, the Speed Climb is a belayed event where contestants haul harnessed ass up a rope as quickly as their bodies and gear can carry them.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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But the new parking fees at Balboa Park are a whole new level of stupid.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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And to consider her as existing separate from her creators is like imagining that the ventriloquist dummy Charlie McCarthy could have a career, and an agent, separate from the real performer Edgar Bergen.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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After Saturday’s glam — quarterbacks threw passes to smooth-moving receivers while running backs dodged tackling dummies — Sunday offers a dose of grit.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Donkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donkey. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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