Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schlumps
Noun
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One gets the sense, reading DuBois, that Stanton’s fervor for political action stemmed from a dread of being governed by idiots.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026 -
These people are idiots; who would fall for this?—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After embarking on the quest to bring back dodos, the company also teamed up with the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation to create native habitats in which the bird survived before its extinction.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Colossal's de-extinction projects now span dodos, dire wolves, mammoths, and moas.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 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
Noun
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August is when blockheads get cut.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But hey, at least these dopes get a periodic recess, right?—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
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Tyler has been off planting a false trail that the cops immediately fall for because Jericho law enforcement is three Normie dopes in a trench coat.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Pause for a second, then slowly lower the dumbbells.—
Jenessa Connor,
Health,
11 Mar. 2026
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Pick up some free weights, dumbbells or kettlebells or do bodyweight exercises.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Seven cows, seven goats, two donkeys, one sheep and one chicken were taken from the property, the police said.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
12 Mar. 2026
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What was once a former horse rehabilitation farm is now a 121-acre estate with an historic events barn, a tasting room and even a pair of resident donkeys named George and Martha.—
Katie Riley,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Schlumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schlumps. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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