- present tense form of fool (3rd person singular).
fools
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“And also, glad there are protections in place in case any fools try to use both. Good grief!!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Probably because the investigation’s findings make them out to be not only cheaters, but fools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
All of the king’s men were experienced soldiers; none were fools or the moronic redcoats so often caricatured in American mythology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
That may have been outré to a middle and high-schooler trying to be cool, but at some point post-college, the Chili Peppers became synonymous with sweaty fools passing out in strip mall parking lots.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
They were self-appointed jesters in a court of fools.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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