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Recent Examples of ignoramus Under the Tories’ watch, the prime minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street in London was occupied by a dyspeptic culture warrior (Theresa May), who was succeeded by a fustian blowhard (Boris Johnson), who begot an economic ignoramus (Liz Truss). Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 5 July 2024 Don’t let demagogues and blowhards and ignoramuses tell you otherwise. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 June 2024 Anyone who employs the phrase is either a demagogue or an ignoramus. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 June 2023 No one is asking him to embrace the full Ginsburg and declare himself a disrespectful ignoramus. James Freeman, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021 See All Example Sentences for ignoramus
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stupid
Noun
  • 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
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Ignoramus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignoramus. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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