as in Joe Blow
an average or ordinary man
to John Doe the most important issues in any election are usually those that affect his wallet
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Recent Examples of John Doe
The reputed leader of Miami’s John Doe gang, Smith had been sentenced to death for murdering four people in Liberty City in the 1990s.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
All the evidence from the blast has been destroyed, and his body, which was registered as a John Doe, has been removed from the morgue.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
The case Hendershott brought to the group was a John Doe found in a trash bag in Twinsburg in February 1982.
—Kyani Reid, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
Shopping is as much about browsing as buying, with Fisher noting favorites like Spotty Dog Books & Ale, John Doe Records and Books, Magic Hill Mercantile, Clove & Creek, and the ever-popular Antique Warehouse.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
All the evidence from the blast has been destroyed, and his body, which was registered as a John Doe, has been removed from the morgue.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
The case Hendershott brought to the group was a John Doe found in a trash bag in Twinsburg in February 1982.
—Kyani Reid, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
Shopping is as much about browsing as buying, with Fisher noting favorites like Spotty Dog Books & Ale, John Doe Records and Books, Magic Hill Mercantile, Clove & Creek, and the ever-popular Antique Warehouse.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for John Doe
Noun
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Under secret balloting, someone might say, hey, here is $5 to vote for Joe Blow, but the voter could take the money and go into the curtained voting booth and vote for Bill Smith.—
Jay Ambrose,
Star Tribune,
10 Aug. 2020
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Benj Steinman, president of Beer Marketer’s Insight, said Yuengling is among the last regional brewers left standing in an age of consolidation, giving it craft beer cachet at something closer to a Joe Six-Pack price.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Dec. 2024
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The same Georgia plant where Hyundai plans to test out Atlas was the site of a federal immigration raid last year that led to the arrests of hundreds of workers, including more than 300 South Korean citizens.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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Karmen Black, a licensed social worker and Minneapolis resident, received the Heroic Act Award from the United States Lifesaving Association on Monday during a ceremony at Minneapolis Fire Station 5.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“John Doe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/John%20Doe. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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