as in fake
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
the dummy shutters on the house are actually made of vinyl and are for decoration only
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as in idiot
a stupid person
it's obvious that she's in love with you, you dummy
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
for the movie, the props department made a dummy of the lunar module actually used in the mission
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Recent Examples of dummy
Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Bonitto has base salaries at the league minimum on the books through 2029, the final year of the agreement, and then dummy years on the deal out through 2039, according to NFL Players Association data.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Harold Lloyd is the title rookie who gets to Tate University looking for football glory and maybe a girlfriend, too, and quickly becomes the resident tackling dummy in a template for sports and college comedies that followed.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The final flight of Starship V2 Flight 11's main goals were the same as those of Flight 10 — bring Super Heavy down in the Gulf and do the same with Ship off the coast of Western Australia, after an in-space Raptor relight and the deployment of eight more dummy Starlinks.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Bonitto has base salaries at the league minimum on the books through 2029, the final year of the agreement, and then dummy years on the deal out through 2039, according to NFL Players Association data.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
After a delightful dummy past Gravenberch, Grealish set up a chance from which Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall should at least have hit the target.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Harold Lloyd is the title rookie who gets to Tate University looking for football glory and maybe a girlfriend, too, and quickly becomes the resident tackling dummy in a template for sports and college comedies that followed.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
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In a world where fake medical implants, counterfeit microchips, and cloned devices can threaten lives, money, and security, proving that a physical object is truly genuine is a major challenge.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos also were successful on a fake punt in the fourth quarter.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The naked baby angel boy character with whimsical headgear comes in different forms—from regular, mini dolls to the popular Hippers, which are designed to hang from your phone or laptop with a square of adhesive tape.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sailors in dress whites stood at attention like dolls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Swift had some help in the sales department from many of her fans buying multiple copies of the album.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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However, a copy was not made public.—
Darlene Superville,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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Available in 12 faux hair and thong color variations with straight and curly textures, the thongs are currently sold out on the Skims website.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Lifestride Wanderer Slip-On Sneakers An everyday pair of sneakers should be convenient and comfortable, and the slip-on style and faux laces make the shoes easy to put on and take off in seconds.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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For Artemis 1, NASA flew two female-anatomy mannequins, Helga and Zohar, to test the effects of space radiation on women.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Percy's sister gave him the mannequins as a housewarming gift.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In his fourth professional season, Watson’s offensive role off the bench is likely to expand beyond the baseline, where he’s been used in the past as both a corner spot-up shooter and an Aaron Gordon dunker spot replica.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Not a full-size kitchen, of course, but rather a miniature replica of a kitchen, a tiny kitchen with a tiny table where two tiny dolls sit, blank-eyed and smiling and ready to eat an invisible meal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Cotton Incorporated’s market research found that, while consumer concern is high, a notable gap exists in understanding the direct link between laundry, synthetic clothing and microplastic shedding.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Oct. 2025
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Kennedy has pressured companies to stop using synthetic food dyes, prompting red states to pass food-dye regulations of their own.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Dummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dummy. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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