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as in idiot
a stupid person
called him a donkey when he refused to go along with their plans
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Recent Examples of donkey
All four gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - describe Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey while a crowd met him, waving palm fronds.
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Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 25 Mar. 2026
Animal activists are offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of whoever is shooting donkeys with arrows in the Inland Empire.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Hydra, with its multitude of donkeys and absence of cars, offers a glimpse at what island life was like many years ago.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
There are some days, though, that the donkeys are better!
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
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Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 25 Mar. 2026
Animal activists are offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of whoever is shooting donkeys with arrows in the Inland Empire.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Hydra, with its multitude of donkeys and absence of cars, offers a glimpse at what island life was like many years ago.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
There are some days, though, that the donkeys are better!
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for donkey
Noun
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Footwear standouts include cherry-red flip-flops and a sleek satin mule.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2026
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There are shoes that set the mood of the entire outfit, and a pointy-toe mule is one of them.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Vote for your favorite Mexican restaurant and name your burro champion.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The first was in June of last year, when a young burro was found grazing with an arrow in her side along Pigeon Pass Road in Moreno Valley, according to information DonkeyLand posted on Facebook.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Thieving cheap-ass tightwad oligarchs!—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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Arsenio's talent is kissing ass.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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But the new parking fees at Balboa Park are a whole new level of stupid.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Washed up, tabloid fodder, and marinating in existential malaise, Russ begins the series as a finely observed jackass who drives a Cybertruck, dabbles in crypto, and flashes a diamond earring at the club.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Still, the show never gets beyond Russ being a showboating jackass and Chad being the low-IQ projection of a showboating jackass.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And Queen Elizabeth was no dummy.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Most hospital training labs use basic dummies or simple mannequins to teach medical skills.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Donkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donkey. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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