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as in idiots
a stupid person
come in out of the rain, you silly noodle
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as in heads
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
since he's almost seven feet tall, it shouldn't be too difficult to spot his noodle in this crowd
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Recent Examples of noodles
Use a Towel for Air Drying Pool noodles get their vibrant colors from highly pigmented artificial dyes that could easily bleed onto your garment or tapestry and cause a completely new laundry crisis.
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Candace Madonna, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
Northern Chinese cuisine tends to have dumplings and noodles; southern Chinese meals rely heavily on rice cakes.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Made with egg noodles, eggs, onions, honey, and more, the addition of goat cheese makes for a uniquely tangy twist.
—Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
Currently available for backing on Kickstarter, TiStove is designed to reduce the effort of outdoor cooking without limiting your backcountry menu to instant noodles.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2026
Adding 1/2 cup of water to the broth ensures there is enough liquid to cover the noodles sufficiently.
—Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Then there's the Zhà Jiàng Miàn, a northern Chinese comfort dish of handmade noodles topped with rich, savory pork.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2026
Others ate instant noodles, an easy snack as stations provide free hot water.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Now, of course, things are much different — real ramen shops have popped up from coast to coast, and people have spent hours waiting for the perfect steamy bowl of tonkotsu broth and handmade noodles.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
Candace Madonna, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
Northern Chinese cuisine tends to have dumplings and noodles; southern Chinese meals rely heavily on rice cakes.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Made with egg noodles, eggs, onions, honey, and more, the addition of goat cheese makes for a uniquely tangy twist.
—Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
Currently available for backing on Kickstarter, TiStove is designed to reduce the effort of outdoor cooking without limiting your backcountry menu to instant noodles.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2026
Adding 1/2 cup of water to the broth ensures there is enough liquid to cover the noodles sufficiently.
—Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Then there's the Zhà Jiàng Miàn, a northern Chinese comfort dish of handmade noodles topped with rich, savory pork.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2026
Others ate instant noodles, an easy snack as stations provide free hot water.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Now, of course, things are much different — real ramen shops have popped up from coast to coast, and people have spent hours waiting for the perfect steamy bowl of tonkotsu broth and handmade noodles.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noodles
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His strict and meticulous methodologies taught some of the smartest people on the planet how to behave like complete idiots, paving the way for a new generation of red-nosed fools to pratfall onto the stage.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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Franchises are lost because of proud idiots.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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As the national anthem played following their victories, Smith and Carlos expressed their anger about racial injustice in America by bowing their heads and raising their fists.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Chair-heads are sourcing used Chipotle chairs for their homes—the natural wood and iron look is pretty inoffensive, to be fair.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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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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Sharp suggests looking for meals with beans, lentils, whole grains, or vegetables near the top of the ingredient list, and aiming for about 3–5 grams of fiber per serving as a baseline.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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Just like cabbage, beans attract specific pests like a Mexican bean beetle, but when planted next to rosemary, the scent of the plants is masked to deter bugs.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
16 Feb. 2026
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The trophies handed out during the Grammys presentation are dummies that are reused each year.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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Becker, 31, is one of the few young adults pursuing the fading art, which sees her sharing a stage with two dummies named Jerry and Ronnie.—
Greta Bjornson,
PEOPLE,
23 Dec. 2025
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Jokes aside, the derelict skulls touched her.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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There are a few other freakish laugh-out-loud moments, although there are also times when the metaphor Bergholm keeps hammering into our skulls becomes repetitive.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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There will be winners and losers in that equation.—
Julie Appleby,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The country doesn’t have answers that don’t involve upskilling, education, or trying and failing to compensate the losers.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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Keeping your back straight, lift the dumbbells up to your sides, keeping your elbows close to your body.—
Danielle Zickl,
Health,
12 Jan. 2026
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That includes rare discounts on Hoka sneakers, Garmin’s Fenix 8 and reliable dumbbells for home workouts.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Noodles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noodles. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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