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Recent Examples of stupidity Base 10 is a monument to human stupidity and should be abolished tomorrow. Ben Orlin, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024 The resulting investigation mortifies everyone involved, the final punch line being the insecurity and stupidity of our doofus protagonists. Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024 The latter consist of several cartoon-like locals with high levels of bigotry and stupidity — the kind of small-minded, provincial Frenchmen and women featured in hit Gallic comedies like Serial Bad Weddings or the Tuche series. Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024 The arrogance, greed and stupidity found in most of today’s politicians caught up with him. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stupidity 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stupidity
Noun
  • Gein was found guilty of first-degree murder; in a separate trial to determine his mental competence, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
    Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Postpartum mental illnesses can be insidious and take many different forms, but the prosecution’s depiction of Lindsay challenged the stereotypical assumptions about insanity that had seemingly informed the public’s initial sympathy.
    Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • And yeah, some of the items on his list are utter nonsense.
    Eric Miquelon, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • There is no nonsense in Ron Norsworthy’s gaze or tone.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • While some can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and concerns, many are created with specific consumers and their needs in mind.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Jones has strained his right shoulder and incurred a small partial thickness tear in his rotator cuff, he is expected to miss between two-to-four weeks.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • On the floor above a woman sweeps the floor, an act of absurdity that doubles as bravery, the whole scene a desperate attempt at normalcy in a world that has become anything but.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Accentuating the absurdity of the gold rush, one of the screenwriters of Mezrich’s project, Lauren Schuker Blum, was competing with her husband, the producer Jason Blum, who was racing to get HBO’s project developed.
    Simon van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Refrigerate overnight and then top with honey or maple syrup, fresh fruit, chocolate chips, coconut flakes or nuts.
    Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Specifically, there's an amino acid in nuts and meat called L-arginine that becomes converted to nitric oxide in the body, which can increase blood flow.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The Paragon was one of few splits reliable enough to navigate through the garbage with a semblance of grace, all while encouraging riders to throw little spins, ride switch, and pop off rock-hard pillows without too much concern for landing stability.
    Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The citizens of this country are not garbage for wanting to be able to afford groceries and a nice place to live.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Then after Tyla won Best International Artist, Henson ran through the calendar to recap a year in foolishness.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 June 2024
  • On an international level, too..., one country’s climate response can easily leave another country impoverished, either through neglect, foolishness or outright malevolence.
    Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Collins was mortified; the conga player was rubbish.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Seven-year-old Maria and her mother live in their own loving but surreal world built on sorting through bins and collecting shiny rubbish into an overflowing house.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024

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“Stupidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stupidity. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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