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
With forward-facing knuckles, grab the dumbbells.
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Leoni Jesner, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
In one of its first-ever demo videos, Oli lifted dumbbells at a gym and performed kung-fu moves with a human trainer.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
There's huge dumbbells and brick-style cellphones, too.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 20 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
Leoni Jesner, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
In one of its first-ever demo videos, Oli lifted dumbbells at a gym and performed kung-fu moves with a human trainer.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
There's huge dumbbells and brick-style cellphones, too.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 20 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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Choosing to send only one hero per call will also substantially reduce the likelihood of succeeding — if the morons even stand for it.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Noah's sister-in-law Esther (Jackie Tohn), the Jewish character portrayed most insultingly last year, has thankfully been softened and refined, and has somehow become the lone voice of reason amongst a group of immature idiots.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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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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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,
4 Nov. 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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Unlike long spaghetti noodles or even grain-like orzo, couscous has an even smaller shape.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 Nov. 2025
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Those tasty cubes of beef sauteed in olive oil, onions, garlic, carrots, mushrooms and wine, served with homemade noodles.—
Irv Erdos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The largest dips were in Wyoming, down 99%, followed by Rhode Island, down 90%, and Nevada, down 76%.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
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When houses go dark and demand dips, power prices often nosedive.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The ability to create and absorb failure has always been a key resource in an industry whose losers historically outnumber its winners.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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But Drew Baldridge counters the idea that nice guys are losers.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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New York — US stocks closed lower Thursday as concerns mounted about expensive tech stocks, and a risk-off sentiment spread through markets after new data showed a bleak outlook for the job market.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Still, the end of tariffs wouldn't be an unequivocal win for stocks.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 2025.
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