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as in what-is-it
a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember
where does this little doodad go?
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as in ornamental
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
has a habit of buying gadgets and doodads sold on television shopping channels
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as in ornament
something that decorates or beautifies
the array of doodads that some drivers hang from their rearview mirror
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Recent Examples of doodad
First, there’s gear, or technology—the gadgets and doodads that must stash in your carryon alongside a laptop and cellphone.
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Sprinkled among the tens of thousands of holiday doodads are pieces of family history that Brown holds dearer to his heart than any of the Christmas adornments that have a high monetary value.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
Picture a gloved dental hygienist, sticking a metal pick and a suction doodad in your mouth, casually chitchatting while you’re stuck staring at the ceiling.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
The kitchen, where visitors can rifle through drawers and cabinets filled with Tupperware, aluminum serving dishes and other modern doodads available to postwar home cooks, is a year-round attraction.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Sprinkled among the tens of thousands of holiday doodads are pieces of family history that Brown holds dearer to his heart than any of the Christmas adornments that have a high monetary value.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
Picture a gloved dental hygienist, sticking a metal pick and a suction doodad in your mouth, casually chitchatting while you’re stuck staring at the ceiling.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
The kitchen, where visitors can rifle through drawers and cabinets filled with Tupperware, aluminum serving dishes and other modern doodads available to postwar home cooks, is a year-round attraction.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doodad
Noun
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Scales attack a variety of plants including woody ornamentals such as boxwoods, camellias and hollies, young trees such as maples, and houseplants.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
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To maintain healthy ornamentals that bloom abundantly, avoid pruning these 10 plants in summer.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Experts believe that rice played a role in rituals that were performed in the cave, which also included fine pottery, shell pendants and ornaments.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Right now, Amazon has marked down window candles, pillow covers, ornaments, and string lights to celebrate Christmas in July.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Anthony is part of a triumvirate of baubles the Red Sox have dangled before their fan base for several seasons.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
12 June 2025
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Hill piled on the accessories, and walked the red carpet with large burgundy sunglasses, gold bauble earrings, a blue Hermés Kelly bag and an umbrella that perfectly matched the color of her suit.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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The New York Times was again amazed at the floral decorations.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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For his actions, Brewer, 79, was awarded the Silver Star, the third-highest military decoration.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Lenovo’s claim appears to be that the Legion 9i can fully cool itself with this method, no thingamajig needed.—
Monica Chin,
The Verge,
1 Sep. 2023
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Shot in 2021, the film apparently featured a crew of Ukrainian gangsters as the henchmen of Hugh Grant’s billionaire arms dealer antagonist, Greg Simmonds (who is brokering the thingamajig deal).—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2023
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Words that foiled spellers included chrysal, athanor, cloxacillin, heliconius, torticollis, platylepadid and gewgaw, and at one point judges had to review a video replay to determine whether a speller said the letter I or Y.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
9 July 2021
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And how nice to see Cynthia Erivo — to really see the woman and not have her overwhelmed by an elaborate mishmash of ruffles and gewgaws.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2020
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Their handbags would be architectural in shape, sleek and spare of overwrought ornamentation.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2025
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The Raw Edition from Copenhagen Distillery is a clear statement of intent, avoiding ornamentation and putting instead process and material at the forefront.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Noun
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This model is basically an all-things-to-all people air-changing doohickey par excellence.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
31 Mar. 2025
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This model is basically an all-things-to-all people air-changing doohickey par excellence.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Doodad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doodad. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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