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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
Lisa, Bronwyn, Mary, and Angie are riding donkeys, so Meredith is resigned to spending the day with Whitney, Heather, and Britani.
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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
Other animals could do that job in good times, but donkeys are particularly adept at helping people survive climate disasters, wrote a team of researchers from University College London in a recent book on animal human interactions under climate change.
—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
The ranch houses donkeys, horses, goats, pigs, chickens and elderly cats who would otherwise face euthanasia.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Children, youths and adults serve as the Holy Family, sheep, shepherds, angels and donkeys.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
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
Other animals could do that job in good times, but donkeys are particularly adept at helping people survive climate disasters, wrote a team of researchers from University College London in a recent book on animal human interactions under climate change.
—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
The ranch houses donkeys, horses, goats, pigs, chickens and elderly cats who would otherwise face euthanasia.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Children, youths and adults serve as the Holy Family, sheep, shepherds, angels and donkeys.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donkeys
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Can't believe that after 10 years of us basing our most damning investigations on cell phone data, these idiots are still doing it.—
Sam Stevenson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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That's the deterrent for the idiots.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Nov. 2025
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The burros' appetites for native desert trees are endangering the long-term sustainability of the Sonoran Desert ecosystem.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Choosing to send only one hero per call will also substantially reduce the likelihood of succeeding — if the morons even stand for it.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 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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Parents know these woke lunatics are bullies.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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There were these lunatics in the car.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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However, an image of the dummies shared by leaker Sonny Dickson indicates Samsung's finally making room for magnetic rings at the back.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
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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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“Donkeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donkeys. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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