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a stupid person
called him a donkey when he refused to go along with their plans
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Recent Examples of donkeys
The Burrow Bowl is now The Burro Bowl, as both QB1s in this game have played like donkeys as of late.
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
The two rescue animals, who once faced an uncertain future, join Stewart's four other horses, along with a diverse array of pets, including cats, dogs, donkeys, chickens, geese, and a pony.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Dehydrated sweet potatoes are also a favorite for donkeys, according to one customer.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025
Visitors from the city are transported into another realm adorned with fresh lavender and crab apple trees, and Sardinian donkeys.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Multiple donkeys crowd around the car, gazing in the window and interacting with each other.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Barker Sternberg and her husband, Andy Sternberg, have five donkeys and one horse at their Lone Jack farm.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
No vehicles are allowed on the volcanic island, which meant Evans, Taylor-Joy and the rest of the cast and crew had an hour-plus hike up the shooting location, while donkeys carried equipment uphill.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
How about riding bulls, racing on donkeys or wearing chaps to class?
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
The two rescue animals, who once faced an uncertain future, join Stewart's four other horses, along with a diverse array of pets, including cats, dogs, donkeys, chickens, geese, and a pony.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Dehydrated sweet potatoes are also a favorite for donkeys, according to one customer.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025
Visitors from the city are transported into another realm adorned with fresh lavender and crab apple trees, and Sardinian donkeys.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Multiple donkeys crowd around the car, gazing in the window and interacting with each other.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Barker Sternberg and her husband, Andy Sternberg, have five donkeys and one horse at their Lone Jack farm.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
No vehicles are allowed on the volcanic island, which meant Evans, Taylor-Joy and the rest of the cast and crew had an hour-plus hike up the shooting location, while donkeys carried equipment uphill.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
How about riding bulls, racing on donkeys or wearing chaps to class?
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donkeys
Noun
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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
Noun
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Other menu options include quesabirria, vampiros and burros.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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First of all, Briney and Tung are acting their asses off in this scene.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So that episode will make fun [of] billionaire life-extension body-hacking lunatics.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But for the most part, these competitors were dummies all around, with even the biggest threats deeply flawed or actively annoying in some way.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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The band’s fans gleefully push to the front of their gigs in order to get blasted with any manner of fake bodily fluids that erupt from the towering, cartoonish dummies.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Donkeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donkeys. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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