as in moron
a stupid person
no, you're not a dumbbell—this is one of the hardest courses the school offers
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Recent Examples of dumbbell
The actress then moved into strength training, filming herself lifting dumbbells while visibly sweating through the workout.
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Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
On my shelves there were light dumbbells, a yoga mat and resistance band.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
Save space by having 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 17.5, 20, 25, 27.5, 30, 35, 37.5, 40, 45, 47.5 and 50-pound dumbbells all in one.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
As trendy as the weight room might be these days, the world of barbells and dumbbells can be a pretty intimidating place.
—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dumbbell
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
On my shelves there were light dumbbells, a yoga mat and resistance band.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
Save space by having 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 17.5, 20, 25, 27.5, 30, 35, 37.5, 40, 45, 47.5 and 50-pound dumbbells all in one.
—
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
As trendy as the weight room might be these days, the world of barbells and dumbbells can be a pretty intimidating place.
—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dumbbell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbbell
Noun
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Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.
Noun
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The current dummy, dating back in part to 2001, is constructed from 116 rubber discs connected by steel parts all held together by a frame of wires and supported overhead by a separate metal structure.
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The last four movies have had creepy, menacing characters such as Sid, Stinky Pete, Gabby Gabby and the Bensons ventriloquist dummies.
Noun
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.
Noun
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There, by definition, each match has to have a winner and a loser, so any match that ends in a draw proceeds to two 15-minute periods of overtime, and, if that fails to untie the score, a penalty kick shootout.
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The loser of Saturday’s match in Kansas City will finish third in this group.
Noun
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The cannister featured an image of an angry mutt with saliva dripping from its jaws.
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Not that hard to leave the little mutts at home for the grocery store trip.
Noun
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There are big box store flash mobs, horses, prat falls and, of course, lots and lots of screaming.
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As Ray Winstone might say, what a prat.
Noun
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Worth checking out The iPlay iLearn Bouncy Pals Hopper Ball comes in great white shark, hammerhead shark and whale designs for ocean-loving kids ages 2 to 5.
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The special is also filled with fin-tastic footage of hammerheads in their natural environment.
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In the end, the meathead’s attitude does not win out.
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But the fan who tried to get a reaction from him for social media — and succeeded — should also be embarrassed for behaving like a meathead.
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“Dumbbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbbell. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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