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moron

[mawr-on] / ˈmɔr ɒn /


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That radioactive spider that transformed Peter Parker into Spider-Man could have bitten the class moron just as easily.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

There’s nothing funnier to me than a confident moron.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Plasencia, who mused in text messages to Chavez "I wonder how much this moron will pay," was jailed this month for two-and-a-half years.

From Barron's Dec. 16, 2025

Elon Musk has called President Donald Trump's trade adviser, Peter Navarro, a "moron" over comments he made about his electric vehicle firm, Tesla.

From BBC Apr. 8, 2025

At least the Trazon hadn’t impeded my ability to be a complete moron.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

“You can either have traders with a conflict of interest, or morons with no conflict of interest,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

This iteration of insanity is harder to handle because there are literally dozens of morons running loose, unfettered, without hope or prayer of finding a sane moment.

From Salon Oct. 17, 2023

The Luddites were not, per popular mythology, anti-technology morons who smashed machines because they did not understand them.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 20, 2023

That doesn’t mean that the novel is devoid of conflict, or that the book’s foursome are love-silly morons without a care in the world.

From Washington Post Jan. 16, 2023

“That’s in Brazil,” Estefania said to let us know she thought we were uncultured morons, and we were.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin




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