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Recent Examples of dullard Well, that did not stop this throng of dullards from cheering and clapping. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024 That’s a fine and appealing tone that builds (again) on a long tradition: Many a detective in the genre is known for easily outperforming the police, who tend to be depicted as well-meaning but overworked dullards. Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024 They must get struck, bent, broken and shoved into the flames to mold the boy into a man, the dullard into a dagger. Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023 Dropping the hammer from a stop gets it to 60 mph in just 4.1 seconds, which opens plenty of opportunities for maneuvering around traffic's pokey dullards. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 31 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for dullard
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Dullard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullard. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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