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as in idiots
a stupid person
called him a donkey when he refused to go along with their plans
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Recent Examples of donkeys
Visitors can attend shows for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, horses, donkeys and poultry.
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Brayden Garcia
january 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026
The few visible trails had been kept open by the passage of wild donkeys descended from colonial-era pack animals.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Lisa, Bronwyn, Mary, and Angie are riding donkeys, so Meredith is resigned to spending the day with Whitney, Heather, and Britani.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Despite bombs raining down and a lack of tools, feed and medicine, the shelter has remained operational throughout the two-year conflict, working to help emaciated and injured dogs, cats, donkeys and horses.
—Tavleen Tarrant, NBC news, 28 Dec. 2025
But a new study from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst found that donkeys’ skin secretes a chemical that ticks avoid.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
The film also shifts periodically to another non-human perspective – that of the gigantic observatories themselves as the donkeys clop, clop, clop their way around them.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
Brayden Garcia
january 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026
The few visible trails had been kept open by the passage of wild donkeys descended from colonial-era pack animals.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Lisa, Bronwyn, Mary, and Angie are riding donkeys, so Meredith is resigned to spending the day with Whitney, Heather, and Britani.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Despite bombs raining down and a lack of tools, feed and medicine, the shelter has remained operational throughout the two-year conflict, working to help emaciated and injured dogs, cats, donkeys and horses.
—Tavleen Tarrant, NBC news, 28 Dec. 2025
But a new study from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst found that donkeys’ skin secretes a chemical that ticks avoid.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
The film also shifts periodically to another non-human perspective – that of the gigantic observatories themselves as the donkeys clop, clop, clop their way around them.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donkeys
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Traitors is about the gullible and the skeptical working together to sieve the fraudulent from the truthful, an amalgamated nightmare of village idiots locking themselves in the stocks and pelting each other with rotten fruit.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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And speaking of the idiots who run college football, the sport had one-fourth of its playoff coaches accepting other jobs before the playoffs even began, and has the transfer portal opening before the playoffs even come to an end.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Here, shabby homes enjoyed grand views, tired burros ambled along untethered, and island life trudged on, oblivious to tourism.—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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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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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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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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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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Hopper goes Rambo on their asses, but eventually, thanks to the kryptonite sound machine, he and Kali are captured.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
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The lunatics who attacked the seat of government to try to change the outcome of a free and fair election are not patriots.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Parents know these woke lunatics are bullies.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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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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Step inside the plant with these photos to see the step-by-step process of developing the dummies.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Donkeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donkeys. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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