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
That includes calisthenics, working with resistance bands, bodyweight exercises like squats and lunges, jumping rope, and of course lifting dumbbells, kettlebells, or barbells heavy enough to challenge you.
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Holly Carter, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Moving from the treadmill to the floor, adding the use of dumbbells while balancing on a workout ball then back to the treadmill pushes participants to levels normally meant for professional athletes.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
This slow movement is shown when lowering a dumbbell.
—William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026
On the other side of the gym, the group had moved on to half-hearted dumbbell lunges.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
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Holly Carter, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Moving from the treadmill to the floor, adding the use of dumbbells while balancing on a workout ball then back to the treadmill pushes participants to levels normally meant for professional athletes.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
This slow movement is shown when lowering a dumbbell.
—William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026
On the other side of the gym, the group had moved on to half-hearted dumbbell lunges.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 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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Through the fuzz and the bad camera angles emerges an extraordinary catalogue of dummies, flicks, and feints, a hodge-podge of silly tricks.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Magic starred Hopkins as Corky, a magician who reaches fame alongside his ventriloquist’s dummy, the obnoxious and wisecracking Fats.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Noun
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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The Mercury will look to stop a six-game losing streak against the Storm, losers of three straight.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Beta Cinema was another of the losers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Not that hard to leave the little mutts at home for the grocery store trip.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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But in Croisette conversations about potential runners, riders and rovers, one mutt kept wagging its tail.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Noun
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There are big box store flash mobs, horses, prat falls and, of course, lots and lots of screaming.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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As Ray Winstone might say, what a prat.—
Holman W. Jenkins,
WSJ,
29 Mar. 2022
Noun
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There may be different types of sharks showing up, such as tiger, bull sharks and smooth hammerheads, Lowe said.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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This included critically endangered and vulnerable sharks such as white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias), grey nurse sharks (Carcharias taurus) and great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran).—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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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.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2026
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Pro wrestling is still considered a lowbrow entertainment—meathead Kabuki, not a night at the opera.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Dumbbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbbell. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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