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as in lunatics
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
his silly antics at office parties have earned him a reputation as a simpleton
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as in morons
a stupid person
she felt like such a simpleton for needing help to install her home theater
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Noun
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The lunatics are running the asylum.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026 -
Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Michael Cera, Will Arnett and other lunatics round out the cast.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
Noun
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That they would be regarded as slothful morons who aren't worth the price of a ticket of admission.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 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
Noun
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This game makes fools of us all.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The American media look here like fools, as does the conspiratorial mirror image imagining a vast secret US operation.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Can't believe that after 10 years of us basing our most damning investigations on cell phone data, these idiots are still doing it.—
Sam Stevenson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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That's the deterrent for the idiots.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Tawny Port spends years in barrel, picking up notes of caramel, nuts, and toffee along the way.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Examples include fatty fish, fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy, nuts, seeds, and spices.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
12 June 2026
Noun
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In only 100 years, humans exterminated 10 species of moa in addition to at least 15 other kinds of native birds, including ducks, geese, pelicans, coots, Haast’s eagle, and an indigenous harrier.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Nov. 2025
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Instead, Keeshig procures his own birch bark, berries, and dandelion roots; grows garlic and sweetgrass; and sources wild geese, mallard, deer, and fish from family and hunters on his reserve.—
Diana Spechler,
Saveur,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Simpletons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simpletons. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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