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
Squats holding a kettlebell, dumbbell, a bag of oranges or nothing at all
Weighted chest presses in boat pose
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Paul Von Zielbauer, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Adjustable is a bit more versatile for dumbbell movements.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Despite his 6-3, 350-pound-frame, the Michigan defensive tackle still managed to hit 18.75 miles per hour on the GPS as well as press a 115-pound dumbbell more than two dozen times with either hand, according to Feldman.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
Players held a dumbbell over their head and had to move from lying on their backs to a standing position.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 10 May 2025
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Paul Von Zielbauer, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Adjustable is a bit more versatile for dumbbell movements.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Despite his 6-3, 350-pound-frame, the Michigan defensive tackle still managed to hit 18.75 miles per hour on the GPS as well as press a 115-pound dumbbell more than two dozen times with either hand, according to Feldman.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
Players held a dumbbell over their head and had to move from lying on their backs to a standing position.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbbell
Noun
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Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode.—
Linda Trischitta,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
10 July 2017
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Zuby said the Tesla Model S didn’t have a strong enough safety belt, and a dummy used to simulate a driver in the small overlap test moved too far forward during the crash, striking its head on the steering wheel.—
Diana Kruzman,
USA TODAY,
6 July 2017
Noun
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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
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The winners of the Round of 16 games advance to the quarterfinals, while the losers move on to the classification games for places 9-16.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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Playing a likable but selfish loser, Zahn has never been better; and the boyish, charming Walker freaks out like nobody’s business; the film’s greatest asset is the fraternal chemistry between these two.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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The toilet does the heavy work automatically with an electromechanical system, so all the owner of said waste has to do is grab the sealed, odorless bag and drop it in the garbage, much like a mutt mitt.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 May 2025
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Remember when this series started, the Nuggets were heavy underdogs, viewed as mutts.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 May 2025
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
Noun
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Researchers examined the feeding and habitat patterns of 62 great hammerhead sharks sampled between 2018 and 2025.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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In 2018, a visitor fishing in the surf at North Carolina’s Outer Banks pulled out a 6-foot hammerhead shark that outweighed him.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2025
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Hogan also had a personality that connected with the audience as something more than a one-dimensional, meathead heel.—
Marc Raimondi
June 25,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
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To that end, Moss found a perfect workout partner and meathead muse back in Des Moines.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 June 2025
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But in politics — as in life —there’s a fine line between being genuine and being a jerk.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Smoky, spicy jerk is also on the menu in the Pulled Jerk Pork & Coconut Shrimp appetizer at Eleanor’s at Sandals Grande Antigua.—
Sandals Resorts,
AFAR Media,
4 June 2025
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“Dumbbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbbell. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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