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
Created by and starring Sylvester Stallone, the two were at loggerheads throughout the production.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
This puts Texas and New York at loggerheads, legal experts said, which could lead to a lengthy back and forth of appeals and clashing state court rulings that could lead to nowhere or eventually force a federal court to get involved.
—The Hill, 9 Aug. 2025
With Fletcher gone, the five-member body was often at loggerheads between its two Democrats and two Republicans, until Monica Montgomery Steppe was elected to succeed him later that year.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
The streamer and theater owners, and particularly the major chains, have been at loggerheads for years over exclusive theatrical windows.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
This puts Texas and New York at loggerheads, legal experts said, which could lead to a lengthy back and forth of appeals and clashing state court rulings that could lead to nowhere or eventually force a federal court to get involved.
—The Hill, 9 Aug. 2025
With Fletcher gone, the five-member body was often at loggerheads between its two Democrats and two Republicans, until Monica Montgomery Steppe was elected to succeed him later that year.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
The streamer and theater owners, and particularly the major chains, have been at loggerheads for years over exclusive theatrical windows.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for loggerhead
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loggerhead
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
Noun
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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
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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So while the French Bulldog nabbed the AKC's top spot for the third year in a row, the winner using Rover's set of criteria was clear: the ever-popular mixed breed — or as many dog lovers affectionately call them, a good old-fashioned mutt.—
Sarah Scanlan,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Elphinstone Reef consistently ranks among the world’s best dive sites thanks to its abundance of healthy soft corals and frequent shark sightings, including the chance to see everything from thresher sharks to scalloped hammerheads.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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We are not meant to be hammerheads in a world of nails.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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Bruce taught him Jeet Kune Do footwork, the mook jong dummy, and punches and kicks on the bag.—
Jeff Chang
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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The band’s fans gleefully push to the front of their gigs in order to get blasted with any manner of fake bodily fluids that erupt from the towering, cartoonish dummies.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loggerhead. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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