as in idiot
a stupid person
that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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Recent Examples of loggerhead
In August, a charter fisherman found Molly, an approximately 25- to 30-year-old loggerhead, trapped by commercial fishing lines tethering her to a crab trap.
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George Solis, NBC news, 28 Nov. 2025
For two people who appeared, going into the meeting, to be at such loggerheads, the conviviality the two displayed, cracking jokes and offering friendly pats with one another, was surprising.
—Jessica Moore, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
But Hough and Inaba found themselves at loggerheads when the former's critique started to go south.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Leaders remain at loggerheads over how to proceed, with rank-and-file negotiations making little headway so far.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025
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George Solis, NBC news, 28 Nov. 2025
For two people who appeared, going into the meeting, to be at such loggerheads, the conviviality the two displayed, cracking jokes and offering friendly pats with one another, was surprising.
—Jessica Moore, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
But Hough and Inaba found themselves at loggerheads when the former's critique started to go south.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Leaders remain at loggerheads over how to proceed, with rank-and-file negotiations making little headway so far.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loggerhead
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loggerhead
Noun
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Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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There are worse things than watching Black, Rudd, and Zahn play three gormless morons on a mid-life misadventure, but almost every scene and setpiece is constructed with a haphazardness that blunders away their charm.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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And then, the rest of her life, filled with big stupids and everything else, will begin.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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The ordeal generated local headlines, as Berman had to navigate sheer rocks and treacherous terrain in the dark to save the mutt.—
Joe Berman,
Outside,
26 Dec. 2025
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Having co-created the eponymous pooch, writer Bob Baker retained some of the rights to the character, but crucially not to the design or his connections to a certain Time Lord — hence the extensive makeover and the lack of references to the metal mutt's adventures in space and time.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
13 Dec. 2025
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Its distinct hammerhead front end design gives the midsize sedan an aggressive and sporty look, which is different than the exterior design of previous generations.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
20 Dec. 2025
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Keep an eye out for sea turtles, hammerhead sharks, and manta rays.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loggerhead. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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