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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
Just throw in some ogre and donkey ears, and you’re set.
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James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
No actor has ever played a cop, a doctor, and a donkey — and dominated every facet of Hollywood he’s touched.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
The Burrow Bowl is now The Burro Bowl, as both QB1s in this game have played like donkeys as of late.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
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James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
No actor has ever played a cop, a doctor, and a donkey — and dominated every facet of Hollywood he’s touched.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
The Burrow Bowl is now The Burro Bowl, as both QB1s in this game have played like donkeys as of late.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for donkey
Noun
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Asics is picking up where its 2022 Actibreeze 3D sandals left off for a futuristic new mule designed in collaboration with longtime brand partner Kiko Kostadinov.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Astonishingly, the most capable machine for moving supplies and equipment—the same as that used during World War I and the 19th century—wasn’t a machine at all, but a mule.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2022, Bureau of Land Management officials updated a program to incentivize adoptions of wild horses and burros by offering a $1,000 payment for the adoption of an animal removed from federal public lands.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Researchers have seen that wild horses and burros will hog water tanks, streams, and other water sources — often to the detriment of native critters like deer and antelope, which are easily bullied by a big stallion.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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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
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There’s a treadmill, there’s a big-ass fan, but there’s poetry there and there’s magic.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Wes Borland would be out here, kicking ass.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 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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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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That would be at Texas A&M, and Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed revealed after the game that Moffitt brought out a tackling dummy with Kelly’s face on it to practice on Thursday.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The glass windows are blocked by tables and a piano and a crib and a dressmaker’s dummy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Donkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donkey. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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