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Recent Examples of moronic
And before the perpetually whiny and moronic peanut gallery says that sports teams have special nights all the time, that’s true, but celebrating heritage, or veterans who fought and died for this country is just an eency weency bit different than force-feeding the gay agenda at a ball game!
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Tomi Lahren Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Garrincha was characterised as childish and moronic in psychological tests commissioned by the Brazilian federation before that tournament in Sweden and was then left out of their first two games.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
His moronic tariffs continue to blow up in his face, spiking inflation and getting zero concessions from China.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
In the annals of moronic behavior, driving forty minutes out of your way in the middle of the night in order to secretly and skillfully cut down everybody’s favorite tree does not come up.
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Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
For those unfamiliar with large international sporting events, like the World Cup, combine the moronic passion of a major college football game with the subtlety of a drunk panther with the judgment of a mother on her daughter’s wedding day.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Dec. 2025
Tomi Lahren Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Garrincha was characterised as childish and moronic in psychological tests commissioned by the Brazilian federation before that tournament in Sweden and was then left out of their first two games.
—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
His moronic tariffs continue to blow up in his face, spiking inflation and getting zero concessions from China.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
In the annals of moronic behavior, driving forty minutes out of your way in the middle of the night in order to secretly and skillfully cut down everybody’s favorite tree does not come up.
—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
For those unfamiliar with large international sporting events, like the World Cup, combine the moronic passion of a major college football game with the subtlety of a drunk panther with the judgment of a mother on her daughter’s wedding day.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moronic
Adjective
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Along for the ride is his fawning, idiotic buddy Stevie (Steve Little).
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That’s been an idiotic trope for too long — that participating in the business side of it taints you.
Adjective
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Though Cady has made some gestures toward helping the Bowdens, like his behind-the-scenes effort to get one of Anna’s death-row clients exonerated last week, Tom and Anna should not be so dumb as to ignore his ulterior motives.
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The entire plot to get to the bones seems incredibly dumb.
Adjective
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But even the most perfect Constitution can be undone by the wicked with the help of the bought, the stupid, and the cowardly.
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White can believe Hokit said something stupid and still believe fighters should be allowed to speak for themselves.
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“Moronic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moronic. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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