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Recent Examples of yahoo
Noun
But Ulman is too skeptical to suggest these yahoos could redeem themselves by ferreting out the real problems happening in her home country. Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025 Parties that are unpopular or followed by just a few yahoos, such as the odious right-wing National Democratic Party, do not rise to the level of banning. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025 Not just yahoos wearing horns and taking selfies in the Capitol building, but putting actual brigades in the field, with artillery. arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025 Some work for the media, and others are just flat-out yahoos with a cellphone connection and a full tank of gas. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 21 July 2024 Once these yahoos were kicked out of the building, Congress calmly affirmed Mr. Biden’s election. Tom McClintock, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024 Is there something more sinister in the making or just luck of the draw by what many suspect are ultra-right-wing yahoos who hide in the shadows? Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023 Would a truly great actor have to succumb to kick-ass yahoo entertainments? Armond White, National Review, 1 Sep. 2023 On the plus side, this augured fewer yahoos in powerboats to contend with as the Hudson narrowed, beyond Haverstraw. Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yahoo
Interjection
  • Then of course, there’s nightly haircare (because hey, the scalp is skin too).
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But hey, nobody's stopping you from jumping into the deep end.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Interjection
  • Depends on location — Phoenix’s school is ZAY-vier, while Tucson’s San Xavier del Bac Mission is San hah-VEE-air.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Rodriguez caught Valkyria on the top rope and finished her off wit ha Tejada Bomb.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The loser’s path becomes that much more formidable.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Tech companies, which have relied on H-1Bs for years, could be the biggest losers under the new rules.
    Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Yahoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yahoo. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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