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dummy

noun as in stupid person

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But the studies showed the GLP-1 drug, which is already used to manage type 2 diabetes and obesity, made no difference compared to a dummy drug.

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It may seem ludicrous to risk a fast bowler with the injury history of a crash-test dummy when his first attempt at cricket in whites for 15 months resulted in a trip to hospital.

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It could be a dummy, allowing the ball through your legs or, in this case, ducking out of the way.

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It is amazing to learn that this composed and cerebral Welsh actor was, in boyhood, regarded as a dummy.

Playing a starlet as a dummy would be a cliché; Ms. Fanning’s acting choices, in harmony with the rest of the film, are delicate.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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