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
Best strength training equipment This set of select-a-weight dumbbells can replace 15 pairs of regular dumbbells for your strength training routine.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Planet Fitness once made a point of banning denim in the gym, along with grunting, dropping dumbbells, and judging others.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Members use Woodway 4Front treadmills, and BeaverFit benches equipped with dumbbells, slam balls and resistance bands.
—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
See All Example Sentences for dumbbell
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Planet Fitness once made a point of banning denim in the gym, along with grunting, dropping dumbbells, and judging others.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Members use Woodway 4Front treadmills, and BeaverFit benches equipped with dumbbells, slam balls and resistance bands.
—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
See All Example Sentences for dumbbell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbbell
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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And Queen Elizabeth was no dummy.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Most hospital training labs use basic dummies or simple mannequins to teach medical skills.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 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
Noun
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Even gold, which has been one of the investment world’s worst losers through the war, rose.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Washington Consensus was traditionally wary of developing countries picking winners and losers, erecting trade barriers and subsidizing favored industries.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
24 Mar. 2026
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Much of the rising interest is tied to claims that these mixed pooches possess more desirable aspects than many purebreeds or mutts.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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Jodi Picoult writes about a beloved mutt named Alvin; Roxane Gay, about a Maltipoo named Max; Elizabeth Strout, about a water-loving Lab named Ethan.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
14 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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During the show, she can be heard noting that a hammerhead shark appears to be pursuing a bale of fake cocaine.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Keep an eye out for sea turtles, hammerhead sharks, and manta rays.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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 2 Apr. 2026.
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