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
Members use Woodway 4Front treadmills, and BeaverFit benches equipped with dumbbells, slam balls and resistance bands.
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Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Wrigg takes a 2-pound dumbbell from the sporting goods section and puts it on the scale to show the scale is calibrated correctly.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Hold a dumbbell in your other hand, with your arm fully extended.
—Will Stone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
That includes rare discounts on Hoka sneakers, Garmin’s Fenix 8 and reliable dumbbells for home workouts.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
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Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Wrigg takes a 2-pound dumbbell from the sporting goods section and puts it on the scale to show the scale is calibrated correctly.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Hold a dumbbell in your other hand, with your arm fully extended.
—Will Stone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
That includes rare discounts on Hoka sneakers, Garmin’s Fenix 8 and reliable dumbbells for home workouts.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbbell
Noun
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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After Saturday’s glam — quarterbacks threw passes to smooth-moving receivers while running backs dodged tackling dummies — Sunday offers a dose of grit.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Harold Lloyd is the title rookie who gets to Tate University looking for football glory and maybe a girlfriend, too, and quickly becomes the resident tackling dummy in a template for sports and college comedies that followed.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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But the new parking fees at Balboa Park are a whole new level of stupid.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Eleanor’s view Trump has never liked a loser.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Soto hit a two-run home run in the first inning off loser Eduardo Rodriguez, his second of this year’s tournament and the fourth of his WBC career — tying Nelson Cruz and Adrián Beltré for the most in his nation’s history.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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With this selection, readers can have an experience similar to readers in Japan in encountering this fresh new voice, inflected with Kanako’s distinctively Osakan warmth and wit (the adorable Shiba Inu mutt at the center of the story certainly may be part of the appeal too).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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The 22nd annual Puppy Bowl featured puppies on Team Ruff and Team Fluff competing in a mutt-size football stadium for the Wayfair Lombarky Trophy.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As Ray Winstone might say, what a prat.—
Holman W. Jenkins,
WSJ,
29 Mar. 2022
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Through it all, however, the gal has retained a sort of grand hauteur, even while prat-falling into a bush.—
Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
24 Mar. 2022
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Keep an eye out for sea turtles, hammerhead sharks, and manta rays.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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Elphinstone Reef consistently ranks among the world’s best dive sites thanks to its abundance of healthy soft corals and frequent shark sightings, including the chance to see everything from thresher sharks to scalloped hammerheads.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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To see Caleb Williams lean into the rivalry, to see Johnson go full meathead, was invigorating for the local and the NFL, and the league’s fans should be thrilled as well.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Dana Taylor: Of course, not all great film directors began their careers as actors, but Rob Reiner did as meathead in the classic television show 'All in the Family'.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Dumbbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbbell. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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