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as in blunt
lacking sharpness of edge or point
obtuse scissors designed so that young users will not cut themselves
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as in stupid
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
forgive me for being obtuse, but I wish you'd explain that to me again
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Which means oh-so-eminent economist Lawrence Summers will forever be associated with the horrifyingly obtuse view that human beings with wives, husbands and kids must be put out of work by the very governments that are always and everywhere the source of inflation.
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John Tamny, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Then, in 2008, Richard Schwartz at Brown University showed that all obtuse triangles with angles of 100 degrees or less contain a periodic trajectory.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
Initially, Kevin is earnest and amusingly obtuse while botching take after take of a pre-fight promo and fumbling through a date with his soon-to-be wife (Lily James, charmingly plucky).
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
Israelis are divided about how to respond to the government's obtuse lack of compassion and inadequacy.
—TIME, 12 Oct. 2023
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John Tamny, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Then, in 2008, Richard Schwartz at Brown University showed that all obtuse triangles with angles of 100 degrees or less contain a periodic trajectory.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
Initially, Kevin is earnest and amusingly obtuse while botching take after take of a pre-fight promo and fumbling through a date with his soon-to-be wife (Lily James, charmingly plucky).
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
Israelis are divided about how to respond to the government's obtuse lack of compassion and inadequacy.
—TIME, 12 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtuse
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The newspaper in 2016 and again in 2020 endorsed Trump’s election opponents, Hillary Clinton and President Joe Biden, in editorials that condemned the Republican in blunt terms.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Her hair was styled in a wavy blunt bob, parted down the middle.Chiara Kim, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Sofia has taken Francis, and Sal Maroni is right on her heels with a bunch of his goons to give Oz a few whacks with one of his own stupid golf clubs, then down to the trolley station to take over the Bliss operation.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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Those in the latter camp are nasty — terrible and stupid!Dan Bekerman, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
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Big tech is experiencing its slowest earnings growth in six quarters, and the industry hasn’t been immune from mass layoffs, which have surpassed 130,000 cuts this year, including 3,765 across the sector in September, and 528 from DropBox alone announced earlier this week.Alena Botros, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
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Even if many retailers are slow to catch on to AI’s benefit at the front end, shoppers are finding workarounds.Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Wonderful motorcycles certainly came out of that new era, but many of us still pine for those simple yet versatile ULMs that carried us through our young adult years.William Roberson, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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How to prevent foodborne illness Consumers can take simple steps to reduce risk of illness.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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Nor did researchers need tape measures, binoculars, or compasses to find their way through the thick foliage.Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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But its portfolio is thick in MLPs, including top 10 holdings such as Energy Transfer LP (ET), MPLX LP (MPLX) and Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD).Brett Owens, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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It was reasonably concluded that the bears were most likely the explanation for many of these sightings, especially in areas where their population is dense.Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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When nature reclaims what’s left of once thriving civilizations, scientists are increasingly turning to remote sensing to peer through dense vegetation.Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
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To be ignorant of love is a willful choice when presented so honestly.Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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My ignorant questions perpetuated stereotypes, casting them into victim roles.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Obtuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtuse. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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