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Recent Examples of feebleminded
That, Dovey Johnson Roundtree knew, could have immense significance for her client, a feebleminded day laborer accused of one of the most sensational murders of the mid-20th century.
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Margalit Fox, New York Times, 21 May 2018
While the Queen is patient and nurturing with her addled husband, even making excuses for him when his erratic behavior turns violent, others in Madrid see his feebleminded unpredictability as cause for urgent replacement.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2017
Margalit Fox, New York Times, 21 May 2018
While the Queen is patient and nurturing with her addled husband, even making excuses for him when his erratic behavior turns violent, others in Madrid see his feebleminded unpredictability as cause for urgent replacement.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feebleminded
Adjective
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Tranquillity, often simple but rarely simpleminded, may be Ruscha’s essential quality as an artist.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2023
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But in general election terms, impeachment is a boon for the Democrats, which is why McCarthy is desperately trying to slow-walk these simpleminded drives for vengeance.—
Walter Shapiro,
The New Republic,
7 July 2023
Adjective
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.—
Daniel Jackson,
Allure,
18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.—
Andy Benoit,
The MMQB,
10 July 2017
Adjective
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There are no more stupid questions and an open, supportive, and curious culture evolves.—
Darpan Munjal,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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So if someone is crazy slash stupid enough to do that.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Whereas Navalny was poisoned, DT is actually doing the poisoning of his weak-minded supporters.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2024
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Quickly, and almost imperceptibly, the impressionable and weak-minded Ernest is coaxed into Hale’s running, murderous plot to accrue even more Osage wealth.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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Growing shares in each party describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
22 Dec. 2024
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In short: Wells assumed Neanderthals were unintelligent brutes.—
Byrd Pinkerton,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Adjective
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Before Due Date The expectant mother was pronounced brain-dead from her injuries on Sunday, Dec. 29, per Greek Reporter.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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Her doctor, Jayme Locke, then an abdominal transplant surgeon at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, had previously led short-term pig kidney transplants in brain-dead recipients and suggested the experimental procedure as a last resort.—
Emily Mullin,
WIRED,
17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The federal government, in all its wisdom, is once again gearing up to save the witless American people from themselves.—
Noah Rothman,
National Review,
3 Jan. 2025
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By most accounts, Trump’s ground game—powered by the witless Musk—was a bit of a mess, but Harris’s professional field operation seems to have been helpless to stem the tide of Trump’s support.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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So although these actions may seem fatuous on the surface, the next four years will be about looking for the undercurrents.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Second, this rationale for regulation proved to be illogical and fatuous as conceded by U.S. Courts and the Federal Communications Commission in the decades since.—
Carine Harb,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Feebleminded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feebleminded. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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