as in idiot
a stupid person
people knew that he was a deadhead and voted for him anyway
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Recent Examples of deadhead
To deadhead, cut back individual spent blooms to the first five-leaflet leaf to encourage more buds to form.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
Remove one-third of the oldest branches to ground level, cut remaining stems to 3 feet, and deadhead spent blooms.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2026
Plant a variety with a range of bloom times and deadhead often to extend the beauty even longer.
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Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
12 Apr. 2026
This was Dead country, with cover bands constantly playing and Phish, founded by another UVM deadhead out of the college town of Burlington, coming up through the local scene.
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Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
25 Nov. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
Remove one-third of the oldest branches to ground level, cut remaining stems to 3 feet, and deadhead spent blooms.
—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2026
Plant a variety with a range of bloom times and deadhead often to extend the beauty even longer.
—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
12 Apr. 2026
This was Dead country, with cover bands constantly playing and Phish, founded by another UVM deadhead out of the college town of Burlington, coming up through the local scene.
—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Deadhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadhead. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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