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Recent Examples of yahoo
Noun
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 The increasing number of yahoos who treat expressway driving like a real-life video game, tailgating, speeding, weaving in and out and periodically firing guns. Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2023 And the episode demonstrates the downsides of priced-to-move legal advice in the opening scene, which follows two meth-addled yahoos who celebrate Saul’s introductory bargain rate by launching into a multiday bender. David Segal, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yahoo
Interjection
  • But hey, her Texas accent was pretty good, at least to my northerner ear.
    Lizzie Logan, Vulture, 2 May 2025
  • So, hey, Miami, how about a good, old-fashioned porch party?
    Helena Alonso Paisley, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Interjection
  • But there’s more to these shades than meets the eye (ha), and the Lola packs as big a performance punch as nearly any other option on this list.
    Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 1 May 2025
  • Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios de Florida Society of News Editors y Society for Profesional Journalists.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
  • An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Tariffs are creating a new set of winners and losers.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The losers Shares of U.S. carriers have been battered by Trump's tariffs and softening travel demand, with the S&P 1500 airlines index .SPCOMAIR losing nearly a third of its value since January 20.
    Shashwat Chauhan and Medha Singh, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Yahoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yahoo. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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