as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
the sheer boneheadedness shown by the state's politicians, who have ignored the problem for decades
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Noun
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The high-pressure ridge will build in thickness along the South Bay on Tuesday, and areas near San Jose are expected to top out at 87 degrees.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025 -
This material is often a higher-end plastic that focuses on thickness and rigidity while having a more textured top when compared to ABS.—
Henri Robbins,
WIRED,
24 Mar. 2025
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The blatant stupidity of what is being done by our country‘s executive leadership is staggering.—
Lisa P. Rimland,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2025
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Ok, the seven regional trains were just travelling stupidity on my part.—
David Rae,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Feig amps up the irreverence, dialing up the foolishness to truly unserious levels.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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More recently, however, both the manosphere and the alt-right have adopted the term cuck as a more general synonym for weakness, desperation and foolishness.—
Brooke Scelza,
Scientific American,
19 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Zoning allows a maximum density of 35 units per acre (or 225 to 260 units), such as with four- or five-story apartment buildings.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Mar. 2025
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These filters can be tuned to isolate the light from any of a huge variety of atoms and molecules that might be in a gas cloud, allowing a cloud’s composition, temperature, density, structure and other properties to be measured.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Boneheadedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boneheadedness. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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