as in to play
to spend time in aimless activity
I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling
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Recent Examples of doodle
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
The design was inspired by the hair-tearing boredom of COVID lockdown-era remote work, a time in which Knafs founder Ben Petersen maintained sanity during Zoom calls by fidgeting around with pocket knives and doodling pictures.
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New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2026
Benjamin Burrows,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Colbert then held up the paper to showcase his pretty good Snoopy doodle.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Seidle sketches out miniature worlds on his Casio with the oblong abstractions of a kindergartener doodling on a piece of paper, his primitive songs existing in a kind of nascent pre-genre state.
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Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
The design was inspired by the hair-tearing boredom of COVID lockdown-era remote work, a time in which Knafs founder Ben Petersen maintained sanity during Zoom calls by fidgeting around with pocket knives and doodling pictures.
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New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
But a signature flanked by a doodle of an alien?
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Benjamin Burrows,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Colbert then held up the paper to showcase his pretty good Snoopy doodle.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
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For tour this time around, Pillsbury is looking forward to playing larger venues, which offer space for grander production.
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The elder Moniak, now 86, played six seasons in the Red Sox farm system from 1958-63, and like Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, was among the young outfielders who benefited from the tutelage of a special batting instructor named Ted Williams at spring training ‘61-63.
Noun
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The military cooperation is a stark illustration of the recent reversal in the relationship between the US and Venezuela.
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The clearest illustration is regional.
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The winning numbers for the Wednesday, June 24, Powerball drawing are 13, 14, 16, 21, 38, and the Powerball is 14.
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The quirky chain has not officially announced the location, but a Formal Site Development Plan submitted to the city late last year included drawings identifying Trader Joe’s as the occupant.
Noun
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And the thing about caricatures?
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Too often, caricatures are deployed to justify unfair and unjust treatment.
Noun
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There wasn’t a full script, there was an outline.
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Photos of the interior of the travel stop show a glittery chandelier made of guitars, with a logo on the front of the building that includes Parton's silhouette sitting on an outline of Tennessee, as seen in The New York Times.
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For decades, investigators had little more than Barrett's body and a composite sketch of a suspect based on interviews with her friends.
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Founded in 2011 by actors Joivan Wade and Percelle Ascott, Wall of Entertainment will also release over 100 episodes of their programming spanning reality, comedy, game show, dating, cooking, sketch and drama on Tubi.
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It was discovered by Amsterdam dealer Jan Six, a direct descendant of his namesake, the subject of a 1654 portrait by the artist, and it has been authenticated by experts Christopher Brown and Ernst van de Wetering.
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The carousel additionally featured a few vintage wedding portraits, presumably of her parents.
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This adorable eyelet style features a V-neck collar, ruffled details, and a flattering A-line silhouette that looks great on a range of different body types.
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The key to modernizing the pinkish-orange color in 2026 is to wear it in loose, easy silhouettes.
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“Doodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doodle. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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