as in morons
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 dumbbells
Use light dumbbells, resistance bands, or your body weight and perform 8 to 12 reps for each of major muscle group.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Sell any unused, yet intact, workout equipment through your local marketplace, and don’t forget about the smaller, less bulky gear like dumbbells and stability balls.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
This can be as simple as bodyweight movements, resistance bands or dumbbells, focusing on compound/functional movements like squats, pushes and pulls.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Some can be performed with just your bodyweight; others require the support of an adjustable weight bench and/or tools including dumbbells, bands, and barbells.
—SELF, 23 Sep. 2025
In 2025, the largest recall reported to CPSC involved exercise equipment, specifically dumbbells.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Sell any unused, yet intact, workout equipment through your local marketplace, and don’t forget about the smaller, less bulky gear like dumbbells and stability balls.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
This can be as simple as bodyweight movements, resistance bands or dumbbells, focusing on compound/functional movements like squats, pushes and pulls.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Some can be performed with just your bodyweight; others require the support of an adjustable weight bench and/or tools including dumbbells, bands, and barbells.
—SELF, 23 Sep. 2025
In 2025, the largest recall reported to CPSC involved exercise equipment, specifically dumbbells.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbbells
Noun
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To be funny while playing a character who’s sweet and endearing (even when calling his friends idiots) is a skill, and Bad Bunny has it.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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For a bunch of idiots, this did not work out too badly.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, an image of the dummies shared by leaker Sonny Dickson indicates Samsung's finally making room for magnetic rings at the back.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Oct. 2025
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But for the most part, these competitors were dummies all around, with even the biggest threats deeply flawed or actively annoying in some way.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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My spaghetti noodles were swirled around three meatballs on my plate.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
20 Oct. 2025
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Boiled potatoes, cooked shrimp, beef, chicken, sausage, mussels and noodles were held at improper holding temperatures, another repeat violation.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pick up fresh pasta, sushi, juices, dips, and salads to take home, or order a pizza from the shop’s in-house restaurant Cooper’s Wood-Fired Kitchen.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Consider using dips Maybe your child wants to try something new, but taking a whole bite of a new dish is super scary to them.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Wanderers, three-time A-League Grand Final losers but AFC Champions League winners in 2014, are still smarting after being knocked out of last season’s Finals series by eventual finalists Melbourne Victory.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The losers in Ole Miss-Georgia and Tennessee-Alabama will still have multiple opportunities for massive resume wins later this year, regardless of what happens this weekend.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Volatility has returned to Wall Street amid rising US-China trade tensions, concerns about historically expensive stocks and brewing trouble in the banking industry.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Cracking the trillion-dollar threshold would vault Walmart into a rare group of stocks, one that remains overwhelmingly dominated by technology names, Bloomberg News reported.—
Serenah McKay,
Arkansas Online,
15 Oct. 2025
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Two dogs came into the living room to inspect the uproar, mutts from the reservation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Now, researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich are putting these mechanical mutts through their paces on the badminton court, teaching them to play about as well as a seven-year-old human.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Dumbbells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbbells. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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