as in morons
a stupid person
no, you're not a dumbbell—this is one of the hardest courses the school offers
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Recent Examples of dumbbells
The gym is small but thoughtfully equipped with the essentials including a Peloton bike, dumbbells, kettlebells, medicine balls, and resistance bands.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Adding resistance exercises to your routine, such as movements using bodyweight, resistance bands, or dumbbells, can help maintain and build muscle.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 23 Apr. 2026
That includes calisthenics, working with resistance bands, bodyweight exercises like squats and lunges, jumping rope, and of course lifting dumbbells, kettlebells, or barbells heavy enough to challenge you.
—Holly Carter, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Moving from the treadmill to the floor, adding the use of dumbbells while balancing on a workout ball then back to the treadmill pushes participants to levels normally meant for professional athletes.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Its A-frame rack stores the dumbbells vertically to minimize floor space, while still providing easy access to the weights.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
As trendy as the weight room might be these days, the world of barbells and dumbbells can be a pretty intimidating place.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026
Build these into your routine and do them with your bodyweight, dumbbells, kettlebells, barbells or bands.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Mar. 2026
The reasoning has nothing to do with dumbbells or treadmills, though.
—Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Adding resistance exercises to your routine, such as movements using bodyweight, resistance bands, or dumbbells, can help maintain and build muscle.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 23 Apr. 2026
That includes calisthenics, working with resistance bands, bodyweight exercises like squats and lunges, jumping rope, and of course lifting dumbbells, kettlebells, or barbells heavy enough to challenge you.
—Holly Carter, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Moving from the treadmill to the floor, adding the use of dumbbells while balancing on a workout ball then back to the treadmill pushes participants to levels normally meant for professional athletes.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Its A-frame rack stores the dumbbells vertically to minimize floor space, while still providing easy access to the weights.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
As trendy as the weight room might be these days, the world of barbells and dumbbells can be a pretty intimidating place.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026
Build these into your routine and do them with your bodyweight, dumbbells, kettlebells, barbells or bands.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Mar. 2026
The reasoning has nothing to do with dumbbells or treadmills, though.
—Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbbells
Noun
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There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 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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All of those are better options than a public rest stop where a bunch of other idiots are just trying to stretch their legs and empty their bladders.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Freedom from screech No one wants to sit near idiots who just want to scream about their love of their team and provoke fans into fights, like the one Monday between Yankees and Rangers fans at Globe Life Field.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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More than a dozen city, county and state agencies worked together, deploying drones, using dummies as cadavers, and taking on the roles of victims, triage and others to make the drill as realistic as possible.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 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
Noun
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According to the World Instant Noodles Association, Americans consumed over 5 billion servings of instant noodles in 2024.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 May 2026
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Fieri uses classic macaroni noodles here, and our recipe testers liked how the size of the pasta matched the size of the diced veggies.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
Noun
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While many media streaming sticks can work to some extent when plugged into a TV's USB port, their performance isn’t reliable and can be prone to crashes and reboots due to power dips.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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The product design for the pull-on skinny and flare denim sought to tackle frequent fit issues women have with jeans—such as waist gaps and hip dips—with waist-smoothing paneling and padding and contour seaming to lift and round wearers’ hips.—
Sarah Jones,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
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But while growth trends are improving, Apple has been grappling with skyrocketing costs for key components like memory chips and a volatile macro backdrop driven by the war in Iran and advances in AI that have minted stock market winners and losers.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, a little over two-thirds of all players were net losers, functionally transferring their funds directly to the tiny cabal of predictive gurus.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
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In early 2020, at least two senators attended closed-door COVID briefings and then sold millions in stocks before the February 2020 crash.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Members of Congress should be completely banned from buying and selling individual stocks.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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For starters, there are the cost savings of getting one of these not-so-in-demand mutts.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Much of the rising interest is tied to claims that these mixed pooches possess more desirable aspects than many purebreeds or mutts.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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